id:			150821
accession number:	1982.2
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.2
updated:		2022-09-10 10:55:33.180000

Elk Fawn Finial, 400–200 BC. Western Asia, Scythian, 5th-3rd Century BC. Gold, solid cast; overall: 1.9 x 0.6 x 1.8 cm (3/4 x 1/4 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1982.2

title:				Elk Fawn Finial
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creation date:			400–200 BC
creation date earliest:		-400
creation date latest:		-200
current location:		102A Ancient Near East
creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Western Asia, Scythian, 5th-3rd Century BC
technique:	gold, solid cast
department:	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
collection:	Near Eastern Art
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 1.9 x 0.6 x 1.8 cm (3/4 x 1/4 x 11/16 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

* CMA 1983:  "Year in Review 1982," Bull., LXX (Jan. 1983), p. 50, no. 6, repr. p. 6

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact: 
This artistically sensitive depiction of an elk fawn describes its features with great artistry, form harmonizing with function. Although a nomadic culture, the Scythians were noted as much for their virtuosity in metalwork as for their equestrian skills. Made of solid gold, this finial is an exquisite example of portable wealth.

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Neils, Jenifer. “The Twain Shall Meet.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 72, no. 6, 1985, pp. 326–359.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 327, fig. 2
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25159914

	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. 11
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n26

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