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The steatite rhyton in the shape of a bull's head was found in the small Palace of Knossos and dates to the Late Bronze Age, 1550 - 1500 BC. The original rhyton is kept in the Archaeological Museum of Heraklion in Crete. Handmade free rendering in copper with natural oxidation of the metal and gold horns.
Dimensions: 16 cm x 36 cm x 12 cm
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Bull's-head rhyton
Α characteristic example of Minoan stone carving of the early Neopalatial period is defenately this magnificent rhyton. It is a libation vase, which was filled with the appropriate liquid through a hole in the neck and emptied through another hole on the muzzle. This rhyton imitates a bull, the most important animal in Minoan religion. Its horns, which were not found, were probably of gilded wood, the inlaid eyes are of rock crystal with painted irises, the eyelashes of jasper and the muzzle of tridacna shell. The locks of the animal's mane are shown in relief and the hair represented with incisions. The lapidary rendered the strength and beauty of the animal, its anatomy and expressiveness, in a most naturalistic manner, as seen by the attention to anatomic detail. The rhyton is only partly preserved, its left side being the original.
The steatite rhyton in the shape of a bull's head was found at the Little Palace of Knossos and dates to 1600 B.C. The original is now at the Heraklion Archaeological Museum in Crete. <http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/4/eh430.jsp?obj_id=7883>
Area:
Knossos
Date:
1500 B.C.
Dimensions (WxHxD):
16 cm x 36 cm x 12 cm
Gross Weight:
1200 gr
Includes:
Gift packaging - Description Greek & English
Material:
Copper with natural oxidation and partial gold-plating
Subcategory:
Sculpture
Weight:
970 gr
