id:			139702
accession number:	1963.479
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.479
updated:		2023-08-24 11:35:30.668000

Ram-Head Drinking Vessel, c. 600 BC. Iran, Median, late 7th Century BC. Silver; overall: 30.3 x 19.8 x 18.7 cm (11 15/16 x 7 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1963.479

title:				Ram-Head Drinking Vessel
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creation date:			c. 600 BC
creation date earliest:		-605
creation date latest:		-595
current location:		
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Iran, Median, late 7th Century BC
technique:	silver
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 30.3 x 19.8 x 18.7 cm (11 15/16 x 7 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1963)
	opening date:   1963-11-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1963)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 27, 1963-January 5, 1964).

	title:		Juxtapositions
	opening date:   1965-09-11T04:00:00
	<i>Juxtapositions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (September 11-October 10, 1965).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
The Medes, who conquered the Assyrians, were soon conquered by the Achaemenian Cyrus the Great, king of Persia from 559 to 529 BC. The rhyton, or horn-shaped drinking vessel, popular among the Medes, was adopted by the Achaemenians.
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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. 12
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n36

	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. 12
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n34

	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. 5
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n25

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