id:			140480
accession number:	1964.39
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.39
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:07.955000

Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete, 350–400. Late Roman Empire, perhaps Syria, early Byzantine, 4th century. Silver, silver gilt, and niello; overall: 4.6 x 5.6 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1964.39

title:				Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete
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creation date:			350–400
creation date earliest:		350
creation date latest:		400
current location:		104 Late Antiquity
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	late Roman Empire, perhaps Syria, early Byzantine, 4th century
technique:	silver, silver gilt, and niello
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Metalwork
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 4.6 x 5.6 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	the interior of the bowl contains an inscription filled with niello giving the Latin name of "PAVLVS."
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions
	opening date:   1966-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10-October 16, 1966).

	title:		Art of the Late Antique
	opening date:   1968-12-17T05:00:00
	<i>Art of the Late Antique</i>. The Rose Art Museum, Waltham, MA (organizer) (December 17, 1968-February 16, 1969).

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Waltham Mass.; Ross Art Museum, Brandeis University: "Art of the Late Antique," December 17, 1968--February 17, 1969.', 'opening_date': '1968-12-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art: "The Age of Spirituality: Late Antique and Early Christian Art, 3rd to 7th century" November 19, 1977--February 12, 1978, no. 316.', 'opening_date': '1977-11-19T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, CMA: "From Hand to Mouth: A History of Flatware" October 18, 1994-March 26, 1995.', 'opening_date': '1994-10-18T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"', 'opening_date': '2007-05-10T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. Paul Mallon, New York.
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1964-
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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. 36
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n60

	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. 36
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n58

	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. 34
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n54

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 44-45, no. 5
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	Hervas, Rocio Gordillo, Eduardo Ferrer Albelda, Alvaro Pereira Delgado. "Compitiendo Para los Dioses: Los Rituales Agonisticos en el Mundo Antiguo," <em>Spal Monografias Arqueologia </em>XLIII Sevilla, 2022.
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