id:			124777
accession number:	1946.261
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1946.261
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:03.062000

Cosmetic Jar, 500–550. Byzantium, probably Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th century. Ivory and gold; overall: 4.8 x 4 cm (1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1946.261

title:				Cosmetic Jar
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creation date:			500–550
creation date earliest:		500
creation date latest:		550
current location:		104 Late Antiquity
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Byzantium, probably Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th century
technique:	ivory and gold
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 4.8 x 4 cm (1 7/8 x 1 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Treasures of Peruvian Gold
	opening date:   1966-02-23T05:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Peruvian Gold</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Milliken, William M. “Byzantine Jewelry and Associated Pieces.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 34, no. 7 (September 1947): 166–183.
	page number: 	Mentioned: P. 168; Reproduced: P. 171
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25141388

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