Spoon (Cleveland Museum of Art 1956.36)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
300s CE
Cleveland Museum of Art object 1956.36: Spoon, 300s CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Silver; overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). Inscribed: Greek inscription the center of the bowl.. Details are those of this museum object; how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 4
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Materials
- silver
- Dimensions
- Overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
- Measurements
- Overall: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.)
- Material and technique
- silver
Design
- Inscription
- Greek inscription the center of the bowl.
Identification
- Date recorded
- 300s CE
- Culture period
- Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period
- Holding institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Museum object number
- 1956.36
- Published references
- The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 48 Milliken, William. "Early Byzantine Silver." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 45, no. 3 (March 1958): 35-40. Mentioned: p. 39; Reproduced: p. 46
- Museum classification
- Metalwork
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: this record describes a single museum object; confirm maker, marks and date against silver and metalwork references.