id:			147981
accession number:	1974.77
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1974.77
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:36.685000

Lamp with Griffin-Head Handle, 300s–400s CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Bronze; overall: 14.7 x 22.6 x 7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in honor of William Mathewson Milliken on his 85th year 1974.77

title:				Lamp with Griffin-Head Handle
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creation date:			300s–400s CE
creation date earliest:		300
creation date latest:		499
current location:		105 Byzantine
creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Chester D. Tripp in honor of William Mathewson Milliken on his 85th year
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culture:	Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period
technique:	bronze
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 14.7 x 22.6 x 7 cm (5 13/16 x 8 7/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
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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).

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

	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': '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. Chester D. Tripp, Chicago, IL.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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. 35
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n55

	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. 48-49, no. 7
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