Aug 29, 2023 · The animal-head-shaped agate cup from Hejia Village is a rhyton featuring a combination of the realistic style of Persia and the exaggerated style of Sogdia. It was produced around the time from the late sixth to the early seventh centuries.

May 6, 2022 · What did aristocrats in the Tang Dynasty (618-907) use for drinking? The Shaanxi History Museum has in its collection an animal-head-shaped agate cup with a gold mouth. It was excavated from a Hejia village site in Xi’an in 1970. The cup is a rare stone carving with a design that looks like a horn.

Dating from the Parthian period, this silver rhyton is a fine example of the enduring influence of Hellenistic culture, which owes much to the artistic traditions of Achaemenid Iran. The horn-shaped vessel ends in the forepart of a panther; a spout for pouring is in the middle of the chest.

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.

Agate and gold rhyton in the form of an animals head, China, Tang Dynasty, 618-907 AD from The Shaanxi History Museum #history #antiquities #art #chinese art #tang dynasty

Jun 19, 2024 · The agate rhyton inlaid with gold plug, a decorative item likely from the Silk Road, reflects cross-cultural exchange. Originating from the West, it demonstrates the Tang people's curiosity, admiration, and inclusiveness towards foreign civilisations.

Jun 1, 2016 · A distinctive character of hardstone carving is the artist’s “smart” use of this particolored material. While nephrite jade is generally uniform in color with little variation, many hardstones, such as agate, chalcedony, rock crystal, and lapis lazuli, are variegated.

Aug 26, 2023 · The Bull’s Head Rhyton, beyond its ritualistic significance in Minoan Crete and Mycenae, became a symbol of diplomatic power and prestige. They were often exchanged as valuable gifts, signifying respect, allegiance, or the establishment of friendly ties between cultures.

Among them, the most famous artifact is this gold-inlaid zoomorphic agate cup, which was later named a national treasure. This cup, 15.5 cm in length, 5.9 cm in diameter at the mouth, and 6.5 cm in height, is carved from red agate.

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