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Short description: 16th-century BC Mycenaean rhyton
The Silver Siege Rhyton is a silver vessel discovered in Shaft Grave IV of Grave Circle A at Mycenae and is dated to c. 1600–1500 BCE, or during the Late Helladic I period.[1] The rhyton was likely used for the transportation of libation for use in sacred ritual and is so named for its relief depicting an attack on a fortified town. The abundance of precious metalwork and weaponry both votive and practical discovered in Shaft Grave IV suggests that it was the burial place of a warrior chieftain or a member of his family.[2]
References
- ↑ Tim Everson (18 November 2004). Warfare in Ancient Greece: Arms and Armour from the Heroes of Homer to Alexander the Great. History Press. pp. 27–. ISBN 978-0-7524-9506-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=ztoTDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT27.
- ↑ Margaretha Kramer-Hajos (15 August 2016). Mycenaean Greece and the Aegean World: Palace and Province in the Late Bronze Age. Cambridge University Press. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-1-107-10754-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=-FOwDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA52.
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