Rhyton in the form of an ostrich egg

Details

• Title

  Rhyton in the form of an ostrich egg

• Associated place

  Europe › Greece › Crete › Heraklion › Knossos (place of excavation)

• Date

  Middle Minoan IIA Period (c. 1900 - c. 1850 BC)

• Material and technique

  clay

• Object type

  stimulant/narcotic equipment › alcohol equipment › rhyton

• Dimensions

  15 cm (height)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Arthur Evans, 1905.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1896-1908.AE.916

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