Reproduction of a Minoan Rhyton (The Boxer Rhyton)
Early 20th century (reproduction of ca. 1700-1075 BCE original)
Description
Reproduction of original Minoan serpentinite rhyton, known as the 'Boxer Rhyton.' Original was found in Hagia Triada, portico 11, Piazzale Superiore, and is now in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum. (HM 342, HM 498, HM 676) For information on the original see Robert B. Koehl, Aegean Bronze Age Rhyta (Philadelphia, 2006), cat. 651, p. 164.
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