id: 138361
accession number: 1962.294
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Anahita Vessel, AD 300–500. Sasanian, Iran, 4th-5th Century. Silver, cast, raised, repoussé, chased, and gilted; overall: 18.5 x 11.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer 1962.294
title: Anahita Vessel
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creation date: AD 300–500
creation date earliest: 300
creation date latest: 500
current location: 102A Ancient Near East
creditline: Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer
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culture: Sasanian, Iran, 4th-5th Century
technique: silver, cast, raised, repoussé, chased, and gilted
department: Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection: Near Eastern Art
type: Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 18.5 x 11.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Year in Review (1963)
opening date: 1963-11-27T05:00:00
Year in Review (1963). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).
title: Paintings by Tao-chi
opening date: 1967-08-13T04:00:00
Paintings by Tao-chi. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (organizer) (August 13-September 29, 1967).
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).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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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. 14
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n38
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
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
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. 21
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914
Christman, Bruce. "Three Gilded Vessels." In Gilded Metals: History, Technology and Conservation. Terry Drayman Weisser, ed., 169-184. London, England: Archetype Publications in association with the American Institute of Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works, 2000.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 179, fig. 10.12
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Ettinghausen, Richard. "Dionysiac Motifs." In Late Antique and Medieval Art of the Mediterranean World. Eva R. Hoffman, editor. Malden, MA: Blackwell, 2007.
page number: Reproduced: p. 53, fig. 44
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David Aaron Ancient Arts (Gallery). David Aaron.
London : [David Aaron], 2017.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: p. 113, fig. 1
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Harper, Prudence Oliver. "The Heavenly Twins." The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin 23, no. 5 (January 1965): 186-196.
page number: Reproduced: p. 190, fig. 5
url: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3258131
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