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title: Persian Ox Head Rhyton with Feast Scene
author: James Blake Wiener
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7663/persian-ox-head-rhyton-with-feast-scene/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Persian Ox Head Rhyton with Feast Scene

_Authored by [James Blake Wiener](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/jbw288/)_

## Image File

[![Persian Ox Head Rhyton with Feast Scene](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7663.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7663.jpg)

## Image Caption

This ox head rhyton with a feast scene is from the [Erebuni](https://www.worldhistory.org/Erebuni/) Fortress, which is located in what is present-day Yerevan, [Armenia](https://www.worldhistory.org/armenia/). It is made of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) and dates from the 4th century BCE when the Erebuni Fortress was under the control of the [Achaemenid](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Achaemenid/) [Persian Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Persian_Empire/). (Erebuni Historical and Archaeological Preserve, Yerevan, Armenia.)

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## About the Author

James Blake Wiener has a particular interest in cross-cultural exchange and world history. He is a co-founder of World History Encyclopedia and formerly was its Communications Director.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jameswiener)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Wiener, J. B. (2017, November 20). Persian Ox Head Rhyton with Feast Scene. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7663/persian-ox-head-rhyton-with-feast-scene/>
### Chicago
Wiener, James Blake. "Persian Ox Head Rhyton with Feast Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 20, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7663/persian-ox-head-rhyton-with-feast-scene/>.
### MLA
Wiener, James Blake. "Persian Ox Head Rhyton with Feast Scene." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Nov 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7663/persian-ox-head-rhyton-with-feast-scene/>.

## License & Copyright

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