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Rhytons

Rhytons. What is a Rhyton?. A rhyton is a container from which fluids were intended to be drunk, or else poured in some ceremony such as ritual. Rhytons were very common in ancient Persia but they have also been used around the word. . Ram-Head Rhyton. made in Athens, ca. 470-460 BC .

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Rhytons

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  1. Rhytons

  2. What is a Rhyton? • A rhyton is a container from which fluids were intended to be drunk, or else poured in some ceremony such as ritual. • Rhytons were very common in ancient Persia but they have also been used around the word.

  3. Ram-Head Rhyton made in Athens, ca. 470-460 BC

  4. Dog-Head rhyton made by Brygos, early 5th century BC

  5. Bull-Head Rhyton

  6. Stag Shaped Rhyton Bronze, Late Classical, ca. 4th century B.C.E., From Asia Minor/Black Sea Region H. 37 cm.


  7. Ancient Greek pottery rhyton in the form of the god of wine, Dionysus

  8. Chinese Bull-Head Rhyton

  9. Figural Sancai Glazed Rhyton, China, Tang Dynasty (618-907)

  10. Amlash Rhyton, 10th Century BC, Iran

  11. Rhyton made in the form of a horse

  12. Goat-Head Rhyton

  13. My Rhyton

  14. Assignment • Make a rhyton that incorporates personal meaning. • Use the techniques we have learned in class: Pinch method, Scoring, Slipping, Hollowing, Modeling… • Animal or human • Symbolism

  15. Sketchbook Brainstorming • Name 3 animals that compare to you and list 3 ways you are like the animal. • Name 3 hobbies you are passionate about. • If you were to receive advice from someone who would it be and why? • What is your favorite thing about yourself?

  16. Sketches • Take time to sketch 1 to 2 well thought out ideas for your rhyton. • You should have multiple views (front view, side view, back view) of your idea sketched out.

  17. Sources • http://pottery.about.com/od/glazesurfaces/ig/Ancient-Greek-Pottery-Images/Ram-s-Head-Rhyton.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyton • http://www.answers.com/topic/brygos-painter • http://www.flickr.com/photos/antiquitiesproject/4637508991/ • http://www.1stdibs.com/furniture_item_detail.php?id=372111 • http://elogedelart.canalblog.com/tag/China/p20-0.html • http://michaeljameshawk.com/artblog/?p=625 • http://www.antiques.com/classified/1053797/Antique-Rhyton-in-the-Form-of-a-Horse---RP-221 • http://pottery.about.com/od/glazesurfaces/ig/Ancient-Greek-Pottery-Images/Ram-s-Head-Rhyton.htm

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