Vintage ALVA Museum Replicas Achaemenid Ram’s Head Rhyton Vessel ©1980Striking vintage ALVA Museum Replicas Ram’s Head Rhyton, based on an ancient Achaemenid / Northwest Iranian vessel dating to approximately the 5th–7th century BC.This museum-quality decorative reproduction features a sculptural reclining ram with beautifully detailed curled horns and an elongated ribbed vessel rising from its back. The surface has a rich green verdigris-style finish designed to evoke the appearance of an ancient excavated bronze.The piece is clearly marked “ALVA © 1980” and retains its original Alva Museum Replicas, Long Island City, New York label on the underside.Was purchased from ALVA Museum Replicas in New York in 1989.ALVA Museum Replicas was well known for producing detailed reproductions of important historical artworks and antiquities for collectors and the museum/decorative arts market.Condition is very good vintage condition with age-related surface wear and variations in the intentionally antiqued patina. Original maker label remains attached. Please review all photographs carefully for exact condition.A particularly impressive ALVA reproduction and an excellent display piece for collectors of Achaemenid, Persian, Iranian, ancient Near Eastern, museum reproduction, or classical decorative art.
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