AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1950.378
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Anatolian; Byzantine
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Byzantium, Syria, 6th-7th Century
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Title:
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Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 500-700
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Creation Start Date:
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500
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Creation End Date:
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700
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Materials and Techniques:
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silver
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Classification Term:
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Metalwork
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Creation Place:
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Syria
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 16.8cm x 13.8cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1950.378
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Credit Line:
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Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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Inscriptions:
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the Greek inscription at the top, under an engraved line translates as: + The priest, KYRIAKOS, son of DOMNOS, (gave this chalice) to St. Sergios, in the time of Zeno the priest.
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Jacques O. Matossian; Paul Mallon, New York).
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Context:
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These four objects form what is now called the Beth Misona Treasure, named for the village in Syria where they were made. Each of the three chalices bears a portrait bust of Christ, the Virgin, and Saints Peter and Paul. The Greek inscription along the rim of one of the chalices reads: The priest Kyriakos, son of Domnos [has presented this chalice] to Saint Sergios, under Zeno the priest. The paten was produced by hammering and turning on a lathe. Its inscription reads: Having vowed, Domnos, son of Zacheos, has offered [this paten] to Saint Sergios of the villageof Beth Misona.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.M4_2229223122322233.tif
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