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Ritón en forma de cabeza y torso de felino salvaje

ca. 1st century BCE
Not on view
Los ritones en forma de cabeza de animal eran muy apreciados por la sociedad del Próximo Oriente antiguo. Este ritón termina en el torso y cabeza de un félido, tal vez una pantera; en medio del pecho del animal hay un pico para verter líquido, alrededor del cual se enrosca una guirnalda de hiedra y hojas de vid. La pantera, la hiedra y la vid con sus racimos de uva son símbolos asociados con Dionisos, el dios griego de la fertilidad y el vino. La iconografía y forma de este ritón combinan elementos del arte del Próximo Oriente y de Grecia, ejemplificando las muchas y diversas interacciones e influencias culturales durante este periodo.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Ritón en forma de cabeza y torso de felino salvaje
  • Periodo: Periodo parto
  • Fecha: ca. 100 a. C.–100 d. C.
  • Geografía: Irán
  • Material: Plata dorada con amalgama de mercurio
  • Dimensiones: a. 27,5 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, Fondo Rogers; donaciones de Enid A. Haupt, Sra. de Donald M. Oenslager, Sra. Muriel Palitz y Geert C. E. Prins; legado de Pauline V. Fullerton; y legados de Mary Cushing Fosburgh, Edward C. Moore y Stephen Whitney Phoenix, por intercambio, 1979
  • Número de inventario: 1979.447
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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