STUNNING GREEK PERIOD SILVER-GILT RHYTHON WITH IBEX PROTOME Ca. 500 BC. A silver-gilt rhyton formed as a curved, vertically fluted cup with an everted mouth and moulded rim, the lower end modelled as the forepart of an ibex with pointed ears, large rounded eyes, a ribbed dewlap and long backward-swept horns cut with chevron grooves; the chest and shoulders detailed with punched dots and the forelegs extended, traces of gilding remaining across the surface. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1989.281.30a, b; 1979.446. Size: 250mm x 200mm; Weight: 845g Provenance: Private UK collection. This piece is accompanied by an Analysis and Metallographic report by Dr Peter Northover. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.