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Head of a dog. On the cup, a running satyr
The earliest Apulian animal-head rhyta were mechanical copies or freely modeled adaptations of Attic imports. Since there is no opening in the hound's mouth for liquid to flow through, the function of the object was probably funerary.
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Title: Terracotta rhyton (vase for libations or drinking)
Period: Late Classical
Date: ca. 350–300 BCE
Culture: Greek, South Italian, Apulian
Medium: Terracotta; red-figure
Dimensions: H. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm)
Classification: Vases
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1941
Object Number: 41.162.249
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