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Rhyton in the shape of a double vase

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Since rhytons were very popular, they appeared in many variations. This rhyton is typical of the Ardabil region (Azerbaijan). The rhyton in the shape of a double vase has handles decorated with animal heads. It has two openings at the bottom. Rhytons with double perforations were popular from the Achaemenid to the Sassanid period.
Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels
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Title: Rhyton in the shape of a double vase
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Since rhytons were very popular, they appeared in many variations.
This rhyton is typical of the Ardabil region (Azerbaijan).
The rhyton in the shape of a double vase has handles decorated with animal heads.
It has two openings at the bottom.
Rhytons with double perforations were popular from the Achaemenid to the Sassanid period.

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