What medium is "Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat"?

Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat is Silver, mercury gilding.

Is "Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat" in the public domain?

Yes, Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat

Q: When was "Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1st century BCE.

Unknown Artist

ca. 1st century BCE

Medium

Silver, mercury gilding

Dimensions

11 3/16 × 5 3/16 × 11 7/8 in. (28.4 × 13.1 × 30.2 cm)

Classification

Metalwork-Vessels

Culture & Period

Parthian · Parthian

Department

Ancient Near Eastern Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Rogers Fund; Enid A. Haupt, Mrs. Donald M. Oenslager, Mrs. Muriel Palitz and Geert C. E. Prins Gifts; Pauline V. Fullerton Bequest; and Bequests of Mary Cushing Fosburgh, Edward C. Moore and Stephen Whitney Phoenix, by exchange, 1979

Accession Number

1979.447a, b

Rhyton terminating in the forepart of a wild cat

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