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Rhyton

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Rhyton 

an ancient drinking vessel that was in the shape of a horn and had a small opening at the lower narrow end. Usually used for wine, rhytons were made from metal, clay, or horn and were decorated with reliefs and engravings. A rhyton with a broad and shortened body and a base—sometimes with a handle—in the shape of an animal head was typical of ancient Greek art. An Asiatic rhyton had an elongated body and a base in the form of a sculpted animal or manlike figure.



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Until that moment, numerous objects have been discovered in the mound, including a Thracian tomb, dating from the Roman Empire period, a unique golden wreath, a bronze candlestick, a glass rhyton, a huge bronze amphora, a golden bracelet, other golden objects, and glass vessels with some kind of liquid in them.
A rhyton is a drinking or pouring vessel used in ancient times.
Greek silver rhyton with fluted body and a gilt lion's head protome, and a Hellenistic Greek gold cup with scenes of fishermen in repousse from the 2nd - 1st century B.
 
 
 
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