Red-figure Ram's Head Rhyton (Drinking Cup) (Primary Title)
attributed to, Triptolemos Painter, Greek, active 5th century BC (Artist)
attributed to, Charinos, Greek, active 5th century BC (Potter)
The master potter Charinos specialized in animal- and human-headed vases. The form of this vessel, a rhyton, derives from Near Eastern drinking cups made out of animal horns. Around the bowl are reclining participants in a symposium, one of whom is labeled Kekrops, legendary king of Athens, and the other Theseus, the Athenian hero who slew the Minotaur. The names of the other three banqueters cannot be read, but the one playing the lyre may be a bard.
Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund
Persia and the Classical World, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, April 6 - August 8, 2022
"Animal-Shaped vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings", Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA September 7, 2018 - January 6, 2019
“Ancient Art of the Mediterranean,” interactive media program, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, (Minneapolis, MN): 1996.
“Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World,” interactive multimedia program, The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL): 1996.
Art, Myth, and Culture - Greek Vases from Southern Collections, New Orleans Museum of Art, November 21, 1981 - February 14, 1982
Five Years of Collecting, VMFA, March 25 - May 4, 1980
"Animal-Shaped vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings", Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA September 7, 2018 - January 6, 2019
“Ancient Art of the Mediterranean,” interactive media program, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, (Minneapolis, MN): 1996.
“Cleopatra: A Multimedia Guide to the Ancient World,” interactive multimedia program, The Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago, IL): 1996.
Art, Myth, and Culture - Greek Vases from Southern Collections, New Orleans Museum of Art, November 21, 1981 - February 14, 1982
Five Years of Collecting, VMFA, March 25 - May 4, 1980
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