Creating Silver Drinking Horns from Ancient Persia to the Present

Metalsmith Adam Whitney shares his process for creating a silver rhyton, a luxury drinking horn characteristic of ancient Persia. Examining a range of rhyta from the Persian empire, Whitney explains how these drinking horns were made in antiquity and illustrates how he uses the same techniques of raising, repoussé, and chasing metal to create a modern interpretation.

This program was presented at the Getty Villa and Online on Sunday, June 26, 2022, https://www.getty.edu/visit/cal/event..., and complements the exhibition "Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World," https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions....

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