Bull's head rhyton
€840.00
Product number:
23905873231
Product information "Bull's head rhyton"
As the centre of ritual games and the most noble sacrifice to the mother goddess, the bull was always held in high esteem by the Minoans. The uniquely beautiful bull's head rhyton - a masterpiece from Knossos - served the priestesses as a libation vessel from whose nostrils the Cretan wine flowed. Original: Heraklion Archaeological Museum, Crete. New Knosos Palace. Late Minoan, 16th century B.C. The replica impresses with its quality and excellent material processing. The green-black polymer ars mundi museum replica (moulded by hand) contrasts effectively with the gilded horns. Width 25 cm, height 42 cm.