Reproduction of a Minoan Marine Style Rhyton
Early 20th century (reproduction of ca. 1625-1470 BCE original)
Description
Reproduction of original Minoan terracotta rhyton with Marine Style decoration featuring coral, tritons, and starfish. Original was found in House A at Zakros, and is now in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum. (HM 2085) For information on the original see Robert B. Koehl, Aegean Bronze Age Rhyta (Philadelphia, 2006), cat. 241, p. 108.
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