Reproduction of the bull head rhyton from the Little Palace at Knossos
Early 20th century (reproduction of ca. 1625-1470 BCE original)
Description
Reproduction of original serpentinite bull head rhyton with shell, crystal, and jasper inlays. The original was found in the 'Little Palace' at Knossos, and is now in the Herakleion Archaeological Museum. (HM 1368, HM 1550) For information on the original see Robert B. Koehl, Aegean Bronze Age Rhyta (Philadelphia, 2006), cat. 307, p. 118.
Dimensions
38.8 × 26.5 × 18.5 cm (15 1/4 × 10 7/16 × 7 5/16 in.)
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