Pair Silver Plated over Bronze Fox-Headed Rhytons

Details ~

(2 Pc) Pair of silver plated drinking vessels "Rhytons" with fox's head finial, the wall decorated with grape clusters and leaf motif in semi relief. After F. Barbedienne and Sevin design dated 1862, and display at Orsay Museum, Paris.

CIRCA: 20th Century

ORIGIN: France

DIMENSIONS: H: 7 3/4" W: 8"

CONDITION ~

Pre-owned estate fresh item with no damage to report. Age appropriate use and wear. Overall excellent condition.

A rhyton /ˈraɪˌtɒn, ˈraɪtən/ (pl.: rhytons or, following the Greek plural, rhyta) 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. Rhyta were produced over large areas of ancient Eurasia during the Bronze and Iron Ages, especially from Persia to the Balkans.