COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1962.294
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Name-CRT:
Iran, Sasanian
Title:
Vase with Four Dancing Figures
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
300-500
Creation Start Date:
300
Creation End Date:
500
Materials and Techniques:
silver, partially gilt
Classification Term:
Metalwork
Classification Term:
metalwork
Style or Period:
Iran, Sasanian
Dimensions:
Overall: 18.5cm x 11.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1962.294
Credit Line:
Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer
Context:
These dancers may be sacred images of the Zoroastrian religion of the Sasanians or they may be bacchantes, followers of a cult of the Roman wine god, Bacchus, who was popular in the Near East.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1962.294.tif
