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26 août 2017

Late Classical Greek Silver Gilt Rhyton with a Horse Protome, 4th century B.C.E., Black Sea Region

Late Classical Greek Silver Gilt Rhyton with a Horse Protome, 4th century B.C.E., Black Sea Region
Late Classical Greek Silver Gilt Rhyton with a Horse Protome, 4th century B.C.E., Black Sea Region. Silver with gilding, H. 20.8 cm. © Miho Museum This rhyton is fitted with a finial shaped like the forequarters of a horse. The cup portion of the rhyton...
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26 août 2017

Late Classical Greek Bronze Rhyton with a Stag Protome, Late Classical, ca. 4th century B.C.E., Asia Minor-Black Sea Region

Late Classical Greek Bronze Rhyton with a Stag Protome, Late Classical, ca. 4th century B.C.E., Asia Minor-Black Sea Region
Late Classical Greek Bronze Rhyton with a Stag Protome, Late Classical, ca. 4th century B.C.E., Asia Minor-Black Sea Region. Bronze, H. 37 cm. © Miho Museum This rhyton is an example of a special type of vessel that was used by the Greeks for religious...
26 août 2017

Achaemenid Fragmentary Silver Rhyton with a Horse Protome, 5th-early 4th century B.C.E.

Achaemenid Fragmentary Silver Rhyton with a Horse Protome, 5th-early 4th century B.C.E.
Achaemenid Fragmentary Silver Rhyton with a Horse Protome, 5th-early 4th century B.C.E. Silver, H. 27 cm. © Miho Museum This rhyton originally was made in two basic parts: the horizontally ribbed horn-now missing a section in the middle-with its plain,...
26 août 2017

Pre-Achaemenid Silver Rhyton with Ibex Protome and Appliques, 8th-6th century B.C.E.

Pre-Achaemenid Silver Rhyton with Ibex Protome and Appliques, 8th-6th century B.C.E.
Pre-Achaemenid Silver Rhyton with Ibex Protome and Appliques, 8th-6th century B.C.E. Silver and electrum, H. 13.5 cm. © Miho Museum
26 août 2017

Achaemenid Gilded Silver Rhyton with a Stag Protome, 5th-4th century B.C.E.

Achaemenid Gilded Silver Rhyton with a Stag Protome, 5th-4th century B.C.E.
Achaemenid Gilded Silver Rhyton with a Stag Protome, 5th-4th century B.C.E. Silver with gold foil inlay, H. 31 cm. © Miho Museum The tip of this rhyton is shaped like a stag with extended forelegs. The stag's horns are shaped like spread hands, and the...
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26 août 2017

Parthian Silver Gilt Rhyton with a Protome of a Lynx, 1st century B.C.E.

Parthian Silver Gilt Rhyton with a Protome of a Lynx, 1st century B.C.E.
Parthian Silver Gilt Rhyton with a Protome of a Lynx, 1st century B.C.E. Silver gilt, H. 44 cm. © Miho Museum The lynx's body is decorated with vine and grape motifs, clearly indicating a deep relationship with the rites of Dionysus. And we know that...
26 août 2017

Hellenistic Life-size Bronze Head of a Man, 3rd-2nd century B.C.E.

Hellenistic Life-size Bronze Head of a Man, 3rd-2nd century B.C.E.
Hellenistic Life-size Bronze Head of a Man, 3rd-2nd century B.C.E. Bronze, H. 33.5 cm. © Miho Museum The Hellenistic period saw the expansion of the Greek cultural realm to Africa and Asia, and during this period there was an interest in portrait sculpture...
26 août 2017

Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Greek Bronze Herakles Atop a Circular Base, 4th-3rd century B.C.E.

Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Greek Bronze Herakles Atop a Circular Base, 4th-3rd century B.C.E.
Late Classical-Early Hellenistic Greek Bronze Herakles Atop a Circular Base, 4th-3rd century B.C.E. Bronze with glass inlay, H. 20 cm. © Miho Museum This small statue shows Hercules with a lion-head skin draped from his head and the forepaws of the lion...
26 août 2017

Roman Bronze Lion with Eyes Inlaid in Silver, 1st century B.C.E.-1st century C.E.

Roman Bronze Lion with Eyes Inlaid in Silver, 1st century B.C.E.-1st century C.E.
Roman Bronze Lion with Eyes Inlaid in Silver, 1st century B.C.E.-1st century C.E. Bronze and silver, W. 14.2 cm. © Miho Museum This bronze figure has a wildly disheveled mane and its legs arranged in a very life-like manner, creating a powerful, extremely...
26 août 2017

Achaemenid Gold Censer, 5th-4th century B.C.E.

Achaemenid Gold Censer, 5th-4th century B.C.E.
Achaemenid Gold Censer, 5th-4th century B.C.E. Gold, H. 9.8 cm. © Miho Museum This high-footed cup form is thought to originally have been a censer. The foot with its rounded bottom is incised from the center of the base with a radiating pattern of thin...
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