id:			139701
accession number:	1963.478
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.478
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Bowl, 300–500. Iran, Sasanian, 4th-6th Century. Silver; overall: 6.4 x 14 cm (2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1963.478

title:				Bowl
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creation date:			300–500
creation date earliest:		300
creation date latest:		500
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Iran, Sasanian, 4th-6th Century
technique:	silver
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 6.4 x 14 cm (2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-26T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 26, 1963-January 5, 1964).

	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:		Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings
	opening date:   2018-09-07T04:00:00
	<i>Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings</i>. Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA (organizer) (September 7, 2018-January 6, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
The decoration on this bowl--a vine with a little nude, accompanied by musicians, drinking wine from a rhyton--is related to the Hellenistic cult of Dionysos, or Bacchus, which was brought to Iran by the Greeks and became absorbed into the cult of Anahita.
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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. 15
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n39

	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. 15
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n37

	Kosmin, Paul. "Banqueting on the Move." In <em>Animal-Shaped Vessels from the Ancient World: Feasting with Gods, Heroes, and Kings</em>.Susanne Ebbinghaus,ed., 310-341. Cambridge, MA:  Harvard Art Museums, 2018.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 330 and 363; Reproduced: pp. 330, 331, fig. 7.23; p. 363, cat. 56
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