Ram-Head Drinking Vessel
Iran, Median · c. 600 BCE · Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Medes, who conquered the Assyrians, were soon conquered by the Achaemenian Cyrus the Great, king of Persia from 559 to 529 BC. The rhyton, or horn-shaped drinking vessel, popular among the Medes, was adopted by the Achaemenians.
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Details
- Maker
- Iran, Median
- Date
- c. 600 BCE
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 30.3 x 19.8 x 18.7 cm (11 15/16 x 7 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
- Place of origin
- Iran
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0