COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
CMA_.1964.41
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CMA_.1964.41
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
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Asian; Middle Eastern; Persian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Iran
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Iran
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Iran, Sasanian
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Iran, Sasanian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel
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Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel
Title
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Title Type:
Primary
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Primary
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
200-325
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200-325
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
200
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200
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
325
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325
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
silver, partially gilt
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silver, partially gilt
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork
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Metalwork
Classification Term
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork
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Metalwork
Classification Term
false
Style or Period:
Sasanian
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Sasanian
Style or Period
false
Dimensions:
Overall: 21cm
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Overall: 21cm
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1964.41
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1964.41
ID Number
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Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
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John L. Severance Fund
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html"target="_new">http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The horse was a favorite artistic subject in ancient Iran, where horsebreeding flourished. This muscular Sasanian stallion was descended from the royal and sacred Nisean breed of the Achaemenian Persians.Although Sasanian horse-trappings were elaborate,they did not include stirrups for mounting. In this rendition, the steed lies still, as camels in the Near East do today, waiting for its rider to mount. The medallions on each shoulder contain busts, perhaps of rulers of different parts of the SasanianEmpire, holding their rings of authority.
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The horse was a favorite artistic subject in ancient Iran, where horsebreeding flourished. This muscular Sasanian stallion was descended from the royal and sacred Nisean breed of the Achaemenian Persians.Although Sasanian horse-trappings were elaborate,they did not include stirrups for mounting. In this rendition, the steed lies still, as camels in the Near East do today, waiting for its rider to mount. The medallions on each shoulder contain busts, perhaps of rulers of different parts of the SasanianEmpire, holding their rings of authority.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1964.41.tif
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CMA_.1964.41.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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