id:			130299
accession number:	1952.7
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.7
updated:		2022-09-12 09:30:40.190000

Fork with Animal Hoof Finial (Ornament), 300s. Byzantium, Syria?, early Byzantine period, 4th century. Silver; overall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1952.7

title:				Fork with Animal Hoof Finial (Ornament)
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creation date:			300s
creation date earliest:		300
creation date latest:		399
current location:		104 Late Antiquity
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Byzantium, Syria?, early Byzantine period, 4th century
technique:	silver
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
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	(Mrs. M. Burg).
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fun fact: 
In the 10th century, forks like this one were common in Byzantium. During this same period in Western Europe, people usually ate with their fingers, thinking that forks were decadent.

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