Memories of the Second Persian Period in Egypt, Henry Colburn https://www.academia.edu
“Rhyta have long been associated with the Achaemenid Empire, even though very few excavated examples are known. There are, however, some good reasons supporting this association. First, zoomorphic vessels have a long history in Iran, going back to the late second millennium BCE, a history unparalleled elsewhere in the Mediterranean and Near East. The Achaemenid rhyton was most likely a descendent of these early vessels.
Second, a number of extant rhyta feature imagery resonant with Achaemenid iconography, especially composite creatures such as griffins and winged lions.
Hardly any of these rhyta have clear provenance, and some are undoubtedly modern fakes, but it is worth noting that one of the few excavated examples, a glass rhyton with a lion-and-bull protome, was found at Persepolis in 1957 in the course of controlled excavations.
A rhyton also appears in a seal impression (PFS 1601*) preserved on a tablet from the Persepolis Fortification Archive showing a banqueting scene. Thee Elamite text on the tablet (PF 2028) records a transaction dated to 498 BCE.
Third, while the adaptation of the rhyton by Athenian potters began in the late sixth century BCE it enjoyed a significant boost in popularity following the Persian Wars, most likely on account of Achaemenid precious metal vessels captured as booty from the Persians.
Certainly in antiquity the Athenians associated the rhyton with the Persians.
All of this points to the Achaemenid Empire as the major locus for the production and use of rhyta during the fifth and fourth centuries BCE.
There is evidence for the introduction of rhyta, phialai, and Achaemenid bowls to Egypt during the Twenty-Seventh Dynasty.”
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