Authentic! Original Antique Antique Old Persian Sterling Silver Ram Head Rhyton Wine Drink Vessel Achaemenid , Weight : 90 grams Vessel terminating in the head of a ram. . Dimensions: Height: 8in. (20. cm); Length: 6. in. . Date: ca. 7th-6th century B.C. . in the ancient world the horns of animals were used as drinking vessels & provided a prototype for clay & metal containers. The bottom of this silver vessel consists of a carefully modelled ram’s head with stylized curled horns. Its impressive size, combined with the commanding power imbued in the ram, seems designed to convey the authority of those who were privileged to drink from it. Antique Old Sterling Silver Ram Mythical Head Rhyton Wine Drink Vessel Achaemenid Collectible
