Art Institute of Chicago
Bird-Head Rhyton Cup with Grape Clusters and Stemmed Scrolls
ChinaLinkedCulture matchlcp-777a05c2acea
- Date
- Tang dynasty (618–907), late 7th or early 8th century
- Medium
- Earthenware with molded decoration and sancai (three-color) lead glazes
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Object ID
- 187090
From the Art Institute of Chicago record
A rhyton is a conical drinking vessel used in ancient Greece and the Middle East, typically made in the form of an animal’s head, with a hole at the bottom to drink from. In 7th-century China, potters transformed the rhyton to create distinctively local versions with closed bottoms that could be used like conventional cups.
The authoritative record is held by Art Institute of Chicago. LinkedCulture surfaces this object and its connections; it does not alter institutional metadata.
Get printable QR codesHide QR codes
Open QR codes for this object page and the museum record. They stay collapsed until needed.
Linked open data
Authority identifiers that link this record into the wider web of cultural data — stable references you can follow to the source.
- Object type
- AAT300193015
Related across collections
Semantically similar works from Art Institute of Chicago and other institutions.