Drink Like a Greek: 2,300-Year-Old Rhyton Reveals Wild Rituals and Spartan Elegance
In the dry, sun-scorched hills of southern Italy, archaeologists dug up an odd artifact a terra cotta cup in the shape of the head of a savage Spartan hound, its mouth perpetually agape as if mid-bark. This 2,300-year-old rhyton, a ritual drinking cup, is a fascinating look into the noisy feasts and sacred rituals of ...
