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Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in Shape of Sheep's Head

Rhyton (Drinking Vessel) in Shape of Sheep's Head

Red-figure the Painter of Leningrad 955 · 320-310 BCE
<p>Decorated tableware enlivened festive meals, and could have humerous intentions. This vessel fashioned in the shape of a sheep’s head is a special kind of drinking cup that cannot be set down when full, encouraging the guest who held it to drink a great deal of wine.</p>
Technique
Red-figure
Date
320-310 BCE
Culture
Southern Italy
Painter
the Painter of Leningrad 955
Attribution
Attributed
Medium
terracotta, red-figure
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
1986.883
Image Source
chicago_cc0
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