id: 142441
accession number: 1966.22
share license status: CC0
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Jug, late 900s. Iran or Iraq, Baghdad, Buyid Period, reign of Samsam al-Dawla (985-998 AD). Gold with repoussé and chased and engraved decoration; overall: 12.5 x 10.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 in.); diameter of base: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1966.22
title: Jug
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creation date: late 900s
creation date earliest: 985
creation date latest: 998
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creditline: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture: Iran or Iraq, Baghdad, Buyid Period, reign of Samsam al-Dawla (985-998 AD)
technique: gold with repoussé and chased and engraved decoration
department: Islamic Art
collection: Islamic Art
type: Metalwork
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 12.5 x 10.2 cm (4 15/16 x 4 in.); Diameter of base: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.)
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inscription: The inscription bands contain Arabic poetry which translates, in part:
"You are the image of the full moon at night, the first gleam of sun on the horizon of the morning. You are a sword in the times of war, a beneficent rain in times of peace...your sword cuts the necks of Buyid enemies in great quantities...Glory and prosperity to the just king Samsam al-Dawla...May God lengthen your reign!"
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Mrs. Paul [Marguerite] Mallon [d. 1977], sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
date: ?–1966
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1966–
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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. 208
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n232
Lee, Sherman E. “Golden Anniversary Acquisitions: September 10 through October 16.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 53, no. 7 (1966): 181–284.
page number: Mentioned: no. 126, pp. 191 and 284; Reproduced: no. 126, p. 190
url: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25152110
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. 208
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n232
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. 264
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n284
Bloom, Jonathan M. “Facts and Fantasy in Buyid Art.” Oriente Moderno 23 (84), no. 2 (2004): 387–400.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: pp. 387–400, fig. 6, p. 399
url: https://doi.org/10.1163/22138617-08402004
Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. The Middle Ages in 50 Objects. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
page number: Mentioned: pp. 122–125; Reproduced: p. 123
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.22/1966.22_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.22/1966.22_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1966.22/1966.22_full.tif