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Bull's Head Rhyton
Bull's Head Rhyton

Bull's Head Rhyton

Datecirca 340–320 BCE
MediumRed-figure ceramic with added white paint
DimensionsL. 8 x H. 5 3/4 x W. (across ears) 6/14 in. (20.3 x 14.6 x 15.9 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LinePurchased with funds from various donors, by exchange
Object number91.11
On View
On view
ProvenanceWith Merrin Gallery, New York, by 1990; Sale, New York, Sotheby's, June 18, 1991, lot 163 (illus.); sold to NCMA.
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