Reproduction of a Minoan Lion Head Rhyton
Early 20th century (reproduction of ca. 1700-1075 BCE original)
Description
Reproduction of original Minoan limestone lion head rhyton. Original was found in the Central Treasury at Knossos, and is now in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum. (HM 44) For information on the original see Robert B. Koehl, Aegean Bronze Age Rhyta (Philadelphia, 2006), cat. 329, p. 122.
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