Microsoft PowerPoint - aat_in_depth.pptx

5/4/2019

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Introduction to the AAT

revised May 2019 For educational purposes

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rhyta

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Vessels from Ancient Greece, eastern Europe,

or the Middle East that typically have a closed form with two openings, one at the top for filling and one at the base so that liquid could stream out. They are often in the shape of a horn or an animal's head, and were typically used as a drinking cup or for pouring wine into another vessel. Drinking was done by holding the rhyton above the drinker's head and catching the stream of liquid in the mouth.

Stag-Shaped Drinking Horn. Unknown Parthian, about 50 B.C. - A.D. 50; Silver, gold, glass, and garnet rim; J. Paul Getty Museum,

Villa, Malibu, California, 86.AM.753

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Patricia Harpring © 2019 J. Paul Getty Trust. For educational purposes only. Do not distribute.