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Ríton que termina no torso de um gato selvagem

ca. 1st century BCE
Not on view
Copos e rítons terminando em uma cabeça de animal—vasos com um furo na frente por onde flui o líquido—eram muito apreciados pela sociedade do Oriente Próximo. Este ríton termina no torso de um gato selvagem, talvez uma pantera; no meio do peito do animal tem um bico para verter o líquido, ao redor do qual se enrosca uma guirlanda de hera e folhas de videira. A pantera, a hera e videira com cachos de uvas são símbolos associados a Dionísio, o deus grego da fertilidade e do vinho. A iconografia e forma deste ríton combinam elementos de arte do Oriente Próximo e da Grécia, ilustrando as diversas interações e influências culturais durante este período.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Ríton que termina no torso de um gato selvagem
  • Período: Período parto
  • Data: ca. 100 a.C.–100 d.C.
  • Geografia: Irã
  • Meio: Prata dourada com amálgama de mercúrio
  • Dimensões: 27,5 cm de altura
  • Linha de créditos: Compra, fundo Rogers, doações de Enid A. Haupt, Sra. Donald M. Oenslager, Sra. Muriel Palitz e Geert C. E. Prins; legado de Pauline V. Fullerton e legados de Mary Cushing Fosburgh, Edward C. Moore e Stephen Whitney Phoenix, por intercâmbio, 1979
  • Número de acesso: 1979.447
  • Curatorial Department: Ancient West Asian Art

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