This paper analyses two objects of Hellenistic taste related to wine consumption unearthed during the archaeological excavations of Akchakhan-kala in Ancient Chorasmia: a fragmentary ivory rhyton and a terracotta mould in the shape of a satyr’s head used to decorate ceramics. These items are only the latest evidence regarding wine consumption and selective reception of Hellenistic culture in 1st century BC -2nd century AD Ancient Chorasmia. Although these two finds show a remarkable Hellenistic influence, it is assured that in Chorasmia wine consumption and vine cultivation were already widespread in the 5th century BC when the local elite used precious vessels of Achaemenid style for their tables and when the lesser strata of the population imitated these toreutics specimens and related practices. Once again the “isolated” Chorasmia shows its remarkable tendency to select foreign artistic/artisanal elements for its crafts and to adopt/import alien status symbols for concepts shared by the elites of the Hellenised east.

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古代舞蹈症的精英，葡萄酒消费和身份象征

本文分析了古克拉斯麦地区阿克恰汉卡拉考古发掘过程中发现的与饮用葡萄酒有关的古希腊味道两个对象：一个碎的象牙犀牛和一个用于装饰陶瓷的，类似色狼头部的兵马俑。这些仅是有关公元前1世纪至公元2世纪古希腊的葡萄酒消费和希腊文化选择性接受的最新证据。尽管这两个发现显示出显着的希腊化影响，但可以肯定的是，在Chorasmia中，葡萄酒消费和葡萄种植在公元前5世纪已经很普遍，当时当地贵族使用阿契美尼德风格的珍贵船只作为餐桌，以及人口较少的阶层模仿了这些假肢样本和相关实践。