Description: This comprehensive study of Bronze Age rhyta from the Aegean addresses questions of typology, function, context, and the uses of these vessels. Rhyta are among the most appealing yet enigmatic classes of artefacts from the Aegean Bronze Age, produced in a wide range of forms and media with a consistently high degree of craftsmanship.
Brief description: PhD; Professor of Archaeology and Chair, Department of Classical and Oriental Studies, Hunter College, City University of New York
Review Quotes: Koehls great accomplishment lies exactly in what he set out to do: to explain the how, why, when and where of rhyta. When I put down ABAR, I had the strong feeling that, now as last, we have a good chance of understanding the role these fascinating vessels played in Aegean life.'--Judith Weingarten "Bryn Mawr Classical Review, Vol. 4, April 2009"