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: any of various ornate drinking vessels of ancient times typically shaped in part like an animal or animal's head
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The Orontid Dynasty, which ruled the region starting in the 6th century BCE, drank wine from silver rhytons and likely had undocumented toasting traditions of their own.
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Benjamin Kemper, Smithsonian, 13 July 2018
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Benjamin Kemper, Smithsonian, 13 July 2018
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“Rhyton.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rhyton. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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