COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.1973.35
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MMA_.1973.35
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
This vase is a type of libation vessel known as a rhyton. It was filled either by immersion in a large container or through the hole in the animal's head. During sacrificial offerings or other worship, wine, blood, or some other designated liquid, was poured through the hole in the animal's muzzle. In this way, offerings were made likely as part of a funerary or religious ritual.
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This vase is a type of libation vessel known as a rhyton. It was filled either by immersion in a large container or through the hole in the animal's head. During sacrificial offerings or other worship, wine, blood, or some other designated liquid, was poured through the hole in the animal's muzzle. In this way, offerings were made likely as part of a funerary or religious ritual.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Cretan; Minoan
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European; Southern European; Cretan; Minoan
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Minoan
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Minoan
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Rhyton in the form of a bull's head
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Rhyton in the form of a bull's head
Title
false
View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
false
Creation Date:
ca. 1450?1400 B.C.
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ca. 1450?1400 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-2
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-2
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
2
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2
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Terracotta
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Terracotta
Materials and Techniques
false
Style or Period:
Late Minoan II
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Late Minoan II
Style or Period
false
Creation Place:
Greece, Crete
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Greece, Crete
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
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H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1973.35
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1973.35
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1973
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Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1973
Credit Line
false
Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art . All rights reserved.
Copyright
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_1973.35.TIF
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MMA_.h1_1973.35.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
false