Romans, Greeks: Need Some Thracian or Persian Booty?
Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 6:44 pm
I just scored this on ebay.
It's a modern repro in bronze of an ancient rhyton (driking vessel) very similar to one found in the 4th century BC Scythian barrow at Kul Oba, which is the place and period of the historical impression I am currently building. It was used in the recent film Alexander and is a testament to the great lengths they went to have well-researched props, costumes and armour.
The good news is that I only have so much money and can't afford to buy the rest. The griffon rhyton is ultra bodacious and still available, as is a number of other goodies from Alexander. I'd really love to buy this one to stand in as a Scythian "hemp seed burner" but I gotta stop somewhere!
Anyhow, you folks with ancient personnae Greek, Persian, Roman, Thracian, etc., etc.) might dig having one of these pieces, eh? BTW I couldn't have these cast for the prices these are selling for! I found examples of nearly all of these in my Ancient Greek and Scythian Treasures books.
Deer's Head cup/rhyton (Thracian?)
Bronze flask
Cheers,
Tim
It's a modern repro in bronze of an ancient rhyton (driking vessel) very similar to one found in the 4th century BC Scythian barrow at Kul Oba, which is the place and period of the historical impression I am currently building. It was used in the recent film Alexander and is a testament to the great lengths they went to have well-researched props, costumes and armour.
The good news is that I only have so much money and can't afford to buy the rest. The griffon rhyton is ultra bodacious and still available, as is a number of other goodies from Alexander. I'd really love to buy this one to stand in as a Scythian "hemp seed burner" but I gotta stop somewhere!
Anyhow, you folks with ancient personnae Greek, Persian, Roman, Thracian, etc., etc.) might dig having one of these pieces, eh? BTW I couldn't have these cast for the prices these are selling for! I found examples of nearly all of these in my Ancient Greek and Scythian Treasures books.
Deer's Head cup/rhyton (Thracian?)
Bronze flask
Cheers,
Tim