id: 137194
accession number: 1962.150
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Dish with King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions, 400–600 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Silver gilt; overall: 4.6 x 20.8 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1962.150
title: Dish with King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions
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creation date: 400–600 CE
creation date earliest: 400
creation date latest: 600
current location: 116 Islamic
creditline: John L. Severance Fund
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culture: Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)
technique: silver gilt
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Near Eastern Art
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 4.6 x 20.8 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.)
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inscription: On reverse, inside foot, an inscription in Pahlavi reads according to Dr. Frye, Harvard University: "Gozac, one pound (fifty) one drachms."
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review - 1962
opening date: 1962-10-24T04:00:00
Year in Review - 1962. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 24-November 25, 1962).
title: The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire
opening date: 1978-01-12T05:00:00
The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire. Asia House Galleries (organizer) (January 12-March 11, 1978); The Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX (April 10-May 21, 1978); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-August 13, 1978).
title: The Twain Shall Meet
opening date: 1985-10-30T05:00:00
The Twain Shall Meet. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 30, 1985-January 5, 1986).
title: All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection
opening date: 1994-11-23T05:00:00
All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).
title: Les Perses Sassanides ou les Fastes d'un empire oublié
opening date: 2006-09-14T00:00:00
Les Perses Sassanides ou les Fastes d'un empire oublié. Musee Cernuschi, Paris, France (organizer) (September 14-December 31, 2006).
title: Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation)
opening date: 2021-05-21T04:00:00
Art of the Islamic World (Islamic art rotation). The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (May 21, 2021-May 31, 2022).
title: Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World
opening date: 2022-04-06T04:00:00
Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World. Getty Villa, Pacific Palisades, CA (April 6-August 8, 2022) https://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/persia/index.html.
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
(Mrs. Elsa Rabenou [1910-2000], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?-1962
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1962-
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
Shepherd, Dorothy G. "Sasanian Art in Cleveland." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 51, no. 4 (1964): 66-92.
page number: Mentioned: P. 73-79; Reproduced: P. 74
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25151993
Harper, Prudence Oliver. “The Heavenly Twins.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin, vol. 23, no. 5, 1965, pp. 186–95.
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url: https://doi.org/10.2307/3258131
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. 14
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n38
Lukonin, V. G., and James Hogarth. Persia II. Cleveland: World Publishing Company, 1967.
page number: Plate 151
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Fukai, Shinji. Study of Iranian Art and Archaeology; Glassware and Metalwork. Tokyo: Yoshikawa Kobunkan, 1968.
page number: Pl. 41, Pl. 120
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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. 14
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n36
Hanaway, William L. “The Concept of the Hunt in Persian Literature.” Boston Museum Bulletin, vol. 69, no. 355/356, 1971, pp. 21–69.
page number: p. 62, fig. 38.
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4171549
Gibbons, D.F., K.C. Ruhl and L.S. Staikoff, "Analysis of Sasanian Silver Objects: A Comparison of Techniques" Archaeological Chemistry. June 1, 1974 , 11-21.
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url: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ba-1974-0138.ch002
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. 7
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n27
Harper, Prudence Oliver. The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire. New York: Asia Society, 1978.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 38, 39; reproduced: pl. 6, p.39
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Gibbons, Donald F. et al. “Techniques of Silversmithing in the Hormizd II Plate.” Ars Orientalis, vol. 11, 1979, pp. 163–76.
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url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4629301
Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359.
page number: Reproduced: p. 338, fig. 22
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914
Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms and Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: The Museum, 1998.
page number: p. 28
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Drayman Weisser, Terry. Gilded Metals: History, Technology and Conservation. London, England: Archetype Publications in association with the American Institute of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 2000.
page number: p. 179, fig. 10.11
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May, Sally Ruth, Jane Takac, and Barbara J. Bradley. Knockouts: A Pocket Guide. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2001.
page number: p. 116
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Demange, F. Les Perses sassanides: fastes d'un empire oublié, 224-642 : Musée Cernuschi, Musée des arts de l'Asie de la ville de Paris, 15 septembre-30 décembre 2006. Paris: Paris musées, 2006.
page number: cat. no. 29, p. 89
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Fliegel, Stephen N. Arms & Armor: The Cleveland Museum of Art. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: p. 38
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Demange, F. Glass, Gilding, & Grand Design: Art of Sasanian Iran (224-642). New York: Asia Society, 2007.
page number: p. 25, fig. 12
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Spier, Jeffrey, Timothy F. Potts, and Sara E. Cole. Persia: Ancient Iran and the Classical World. Los Angeles : J. Paul Getty Museum, 2022.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 320-321; reproduced: p. 273 and 320, fig 171
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