Rhyton (drinking vessel) in the form of a Griffin with Design of Nike on an Eros

ca. 350 - 330 B.C.

Greek, Taras (southern Italy)

Ceramic

4 1/2 x 7 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (11.4 x 19.5 x 9.5 cm)

Norman and Amelia Davis Classical Collection

67.120

Now on view at the Seattle Art Museum

Resources

Published ReferencesHolo, Selma, Unpublished Apulian Rhyta, in The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal, Vol. 1, 1974, p. 92, illus. p. 94, figs. 20-22

Bliquez, Lawrence J. Classical Vases and Containers in the Collection of the Seattle Art Museum. Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1985, no. 22, p. 27

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