id:			141156
accession number:	1964.41
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.41
updated:		2023-12-07 11:19:27.506000

Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel, AD 200–325. Iran, Sasanian, 3rd-4th Century. Silver, partially gilt; overall: 12 x 10.8 x 32.7 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1964.41

title:				Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel
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creation date:			AD 200–325
creation date earliest:		200
creation date latest:		325
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Iran, Sasanian, 3rd-4th Century
technique:	silver, partially gilt
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 12 x 10.8 x 32.7 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review (1964)
	opening date:   1964-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review (1964)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1964-January 31, 1965).

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

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

	title:		The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire
	opening date:   1978-01-12T05:00:00
	<i>The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire</i>. 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:		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).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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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. 14
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n38

	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. 14
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n36

	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. 7
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n27

	Harper, Prudence Oliver. <em>The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire</em>. New York: Asia Society, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 28; mentioned: pl.1, pp. 29,30
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	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: 	Reproduced: p. 324, fig. 7.18
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