Definition of rhyton
: 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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