id:			147936
accession number:	1974.37
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.37
updated:		2023-03-11 20:51:02.864000

Recumbent Animal on Grater or Scraper, 700–500 BC. Greece or Asia Minor, 8th-6th Century BC. Bronze with iron grating plate; overall: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); base: 7.6 x 4.3 cm (3 x 1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1974.37

title:				Recumbent Animal on Grater or Scraper
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series:				
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creation date:			700–500 BC
creation date earliest:		-700
creation date latest:		-500
current location:		102C Greek
creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Greece or Asia Minor, 8th-6th Century BC
technique:	bronze with iron grating plate
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 4.1 cm (1 5/8 in.); Base: 7.6 x 4.3 cm (3 x 1 11/16 in.)
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support materials:


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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1974
	opening date:   1975-03-11T04:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1974</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 11-April 6, 1975).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
The exact use of this enigmatic object remains unknown.

digital description:
An emaciated bull (or perhaps goat) lying on the ground, his legs tucked under in a resting position, may constitute a handle for this unusual object—likely a grater or scraper, judging from the perforated metal plate on its underside. The anatomically curious ridges across the neck and torso of the animal, as well as the large horned head turned perpendicular to the body, may have helped the owner grip the object while in use.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Kozloff, Arielle P. "A Bronze Menagerie." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>63, no. 3 (March 1976): 75-88.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 77-79; Reproduced: p. 77, fig. 7-8
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152628

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.37/1974.37_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.37/1974.37_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1974.37/1974.37_full.tif