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title: Achaemenid Silver Wine Pourer
author: Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4825/achaemenid-silver-wine-pourer/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Achaemenid Silver Wine Pourer

_Authored by [Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/OsamaSMAmin/)_

## Image File

[![Achaemenid Silver Wine Pourer](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4825.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4825.jpg)

## Image Caption

This rhyton is one of the most famous pieces of silverware to survive the [Persian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Persian_Empire/). The front is in the form of winged griffin wearing a necklace originally inlaid with a semi-precious stone. The top is decorated with palmettes and lotus buds, with alternate flowers highlighted with gilding. It would have been used to top up drinking bowls during banquets. Probably from Altintepe near Erzincan, [Turkey](https://www.worldhistory.org/Asia_Minor/). [Achaemenid](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Achaemenid/) Period, Mid-6th to 5th centuries BCE. (The Brtiish Museum, London)

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## About the Author

Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the Cradle of Civilization, Mesopotamia. I'm very interested in Mesopotamian history and always try to take photos of archaeological sites and artifacts in museums, both in Iraq and around the world.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Amin, O. S. M. (2016, April 01). Achaemenid Silver Wine Pourer. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4825/achaemenid-silver-wine-pourer/>
### Chicago
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Achaemenid Silver Wine Pourer." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 01, 2016. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4825/achaemenid-silver-wine-pourer/>.
### MLA
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Achaemenid Silver Wine Pourer." *World History Encyclopedia*, 01 Apr 2016, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4825/achaemenid-silver-wine-pourer/>.

## License & Copyright

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