A rhyton (pl.: rhyta or rhytons) (Ancient Greek: ῥυτόν rhŭtón) is a roughly conical container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or to be poured in some ceremony such as libation, or merely at table; in other words, a cup. A rhyton is typically formed in the shape of either an animal's head or an animal horn; in the latter case it often terminates in the shape of an animal's body.
A rhyton (pl.: rhyta or rhytons) (Ancient Greek: ῥυτόν rhŭtón) is a roughly conical container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or to be poured in some ceremony such as libation, or merely at table; in other words, a cup. A rhyton is typically formed in the shape of either an animal's head or an animal horn; in the latter case it often terminates in the shape of an animal's body.
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