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Rhyton
Early Aegean, Helladic
Bronze Age, Late Helladic III A 2 Period
about 1375–1350 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Ceramic
Dimensions
Height x diameter of rim: 26 x 10.2 cm (10 1/4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Seth Kettell Sweetser Fund
Accession Number1970.9
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsVessels
DescriptionMycenaean rhyton (of Minoan form). Body conical with opening in pointed end. Brown paint on buff clay. Zigzags under rim and at tall handle-base zone. Concentric bands and stripes along body, lower section solid. A hole in the base. Part of rim and entire handle restored. Furumark S199.
ProvenanceBy 1969: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland (auction 40, December 13, lot 27); purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen, A.G., January 14, 1970