The Achaemenid Persian Lion Rhyton (Persian: تکوک شیر غران) is a gold rhyton from the Achaemenid Empire, dated to about 500 BC. It is 6.7 inches high (about...

Rhytons were very common in ancient Persia, where they were called takuk (تکوک). After a Greek victory against Persia, much silver, gold, and other luxuries...

illustrations on drinking horns known as rhytons or in Persian, takuk (Persian: تکوک). Due to a paucity of surviving records, it is impossible to create a thorough...