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accession number: 1946.427.b
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Lid for a Cosmetic Jar, 500s. Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century. Gold filigree, sapphire, and rock crystal; overall: 3.7 x 2.9 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund 1946.427.b
title: Lid for a Cosmetic Jar
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creation date: 500s
creation date earliest: 500
creation date latest: 599
current location: 104 Late Antiquity
creditline: Grace Rainey Rogers Fund
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culture: Byzantium, early Byzantine period, 6th century
technique: gold filigree, sapphire, and rock crystal
department: Medieval Art
collection: MED - Byzantine
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 3.7 x 2.9 cm (1 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Baltimore Museum of Art, "Early Christian and Byzantine Art," April 24-June 24, 1947, cat.no. 542.
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PROVENANCE
(Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York).
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 39
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n63
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 39
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n61
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 40
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n60
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