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mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">rhyta</topic></authority><related type="narrower"><topic>dimidiating rhyta</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>stirrup cups</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>sturzbechers</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>drinking horns</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>drinking vessels</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>ceremonial vessels</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>plastic vases</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>Rhyton</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rhea</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rheon</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rheons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rhyton</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rhytons</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>riton</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>rytons</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Vessels from Ancient Greece, eastern Europe, or the Middle East that were typically made as a closed form with two openings, one at the top for filling and one at the base so that liquid could stream out. They are often in the shape of a horn or an animal's head, and were typically used as a drinking cup or for pouring wine into another vessel. Drinking was done by holding the rhyton above the drinker's head and catching the stream of liquid in the mouth. ]]></note></mads>