Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a ram
Object type: Rhyton
Department: Ancient Near Eastern Art
Culture: Achaemenid
Period: Achaemenid
Date: ca. 5th century BCE
Medium: Silver
Dimensions: Height: 8.13 in. (20.65 cm); Length: 6.25 in. (15.88 cm); Diameter of rim: 4.88 in. (12.40 cm); Height of ram protome: 4.69 in. (11.9 cm); Width of ram's horns: 2.87 in. (7.3 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Vessels
Geography:      Iran 
Credit line: Gift of Norbert Schimmel Trust, 1989
Accession year: 1989
Tags: Rams