id:			150548
accession number:	1982.1
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.1
updated:		2022-09-12 09:39:00.876000

Bull Procession Cup, c. 3100–2900 BC. Sumerian, Iraq, c. 3100-2900 BC. Gray limestone; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1982.1

title:				Bull Procession Cup
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creation date:			c. 3100–2900 BC
creation date earliest:		-3100
creation date latest:		-2900
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Sumerian, Iraq, c. 3100-2900 BC
technique:	gray limestone
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); Overall: 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1982
	opening date:   1983-01-05T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1982</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description: 
It was believed that the person who drank from a cup like this magically gained the fertility of the bulls carved on its surface.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 3
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n19

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IMAGES

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