id:			161271
accession number:	1999.46.b
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1999.46.b
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:41.313000

Pilgrim's Ampulla with the Ascension (back), c. 600. Byzantium; Palestine, early Byzantine period, early 7th Century. Tin-lead alloy with leather fragments; overall: 6.3 x 4.6 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1999.46.b

title:				Pilgrim's Ampulla with the Ascension (back)
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creation date:			c. 600
creation date earliest:		550
creation date latest:		650
current location:		105 Byzantine
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
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culture:	Byzantium; Palestine, early Byzantine period, early 7th Century
technique:	tin-lead alloy with leather fragments
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Byzantine
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Overall: 6.3 x 4.6 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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).

	title:		Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe
	opening date:   2010-10-17T00:00:00
	<i>Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 17, 2010-January 17, 2011); The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD (February 13-May 15, 2011).

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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'}

* {'description': 'CMA, October 17, 2010 - January 17, 2011, Walters Art Museum February 13 - May 15, 2011: "Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe," cat. no., 23.', 'opening_date': '2011-02-13T00:00:00'}

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