id:			149636
accession number:	1979.3
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.3
updated:		2023-08-23 22:38:15.787000

Oil Flask in the Shape of a Bull, 600–575 BC or AD 1900s. Greek, Corinthian or modern forgery. Ceramic; overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund 1979.3

title:				Oil Flask in the Shape of a Bull
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creation date:			600–575 BC or AD 1900s
creation date earliest:		-600
creation date latest:		-1979
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creditline:			Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
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culture:	Greek, Corinthian or modern forgery
technique:	ceramic
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Ceramic
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1979
	opening date:   1980-02-13T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1979</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-March 9, 1980).

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1979-
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fun fact:
The curled tail masks a filling hole atop the back.

digital description:
This small bull-shaped flask is similar in form and painted decoration to a class of figure-shaped perfume vessels created during the late seventh and early sixth centuries BC in Greece and Italy (especially Corinth, Rhodes, and Etruria). The stippled body decoration characterizes such vases from multiple sites, while the light-colored clay and inconspicuous orifice placement are typical of Corinth. But no other reclining bulls are known among such vases (and only a few bullheads or upper bodies), raising questions about authenticity. A 1986 analysis determined that this object had been recently fired, and a 2020 clay analysis placed its origin in the Catalonia region of Spain, far from any known ancient production area for such flasks.

wall description:

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Annual Report for 1979." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 67, no. 6 (1980): 159-202.
	page number: 	Mentioned p. 166.
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159680

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IMAGES

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