id:			153764
accession number:	1987.61
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1987.61
updated:		2025-06-10 11:10:08.028000

Bowl with Engraved Figures of Vices, 1150–1200. Germany, Gothic period, 12th century. Bronze: spun, hammered, chased, and punched; overall: 6.1 x 29 cm (2 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1987.61

title:				Bowl with Engraved Figures of Vices
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creation date:			1150–1200
creation date earliest:		1150
creation date latest:		1200
current location:		106C Medieval Treasury
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Germany, Gothic period, 12th century
technique:	bronze: spun, hammered, chased, and punched
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Gothic
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 6.1 x 29 cm (2 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	at the center of the bowl is a standing female figure with engraved identification: "SVPERBIA" (Pride); along the inner curvature are four bust-length figures with engraved names: "IDOLATRIA" (Idolatry), "INVIDIA" (Envy), "IRA" (Anger); and "LVXVRIA" (Self-Indulgence).
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1987
	opening date:   1988-02-24T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1987</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 24-April 17, 1988).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Rainer Zietz, Ltd., London).
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Gertsman, Elina and Barbara H. Rosenwein. <em>The Middle Ages in 50 Objects</em>. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2018.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 72-75; Reproduced: p. 73
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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1987.61/1987.61_full.tif