id:			134950
accession number:	1957.497
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.497
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:43.247000

Ewer (Pitcher) with Game, Seafood, and Wine Scenes, late 300s CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Silver with traces of gilding; overall: 40 x 14.3 cm (15 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund with the addition of a gift from Mrs. Edward B. Greene 1957.497

title:				Ewer (Pitcher) with Game, Seafood, and Wine Scenes
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creation date:			late 300s CE
creation date earliest:		375
creation date latest:		399
current location:		104 Late Antiquity
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund with the addition of a gift from Mrs. Edward B. Greene
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culture:	Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period
technique:	silver with traces of gilding
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 40 x 14.3 cm (15 3/4 x 5 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection
	opening date:   1994-11-23T05:00:00
	<i>All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).

	title:		Antioch: The Lost Ancient City
	opening date:   2000-10-07T00:00:00
	<i>Antioch: The Lost Ancient City</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (March 25-June 3, 2001).

	title:		Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity
	opening date:   2016-02-25T00:00:00
	<i>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity</i>. Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY, New York, NY (February 25-May 22, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (3/18/01-6/3/01); "Antioch:  The Lost Ancient City", not in exhibition catalogue.', 'opening_date': '2001-03-18T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University, NY (2/25/2016 - 5/22/2016):  "Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity" fig. 1-1.23, p. 39. checklist no. 7,', 'opening_date': '2016-02-25T00:00:00'}

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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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 37
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n61

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 37
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n59

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 38
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n58

	Hobbs, Richard. <em>The Mildenhall Treasure: Late Roman Silver Plate from East Anglia.</em> London: The British Museum, 2016.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 41, pl. 52
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	Thomas, Thelma K. "Material Meaning in Late Antiquity." In <em>Designing Identity: The Power of Textiles in Late Antiquity. </em>Thelma K. Thomas, ed. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2016.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 39, fig. 1-1.23
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