The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Stepped Pitcher
400–600 CE
(224–651 CE)
Overall: 35.6 cm (14 in.)
Location: 102A Ancient Near East
Description
The Sasanians are best known today for their expert work in silver. This Museum is fortunate to have one of the most important collections of Sasanian silver vessels in the world.- Lee, Sherman E. “Golden Anniversary Acquisitions: September 10 through October 16.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, vol. 53, no. 7, 1966, pp. 181–284. No. 127. www.jstor.orgGrabar, Oleg. Sasanian Silver: Late Antique and Early Mediaeval Arts of Luxury from Iran : August-September 1967, the University of Michigan Museum of Art. [Ann Arbor]: The Museum, 1967. no. 44, Reproduced p. 128Vanden Berghe, Louis. Hofkunst van de Sassanieden: het Perzische rijk tussen Rome en China (224-642) ; 12 februari tot 25 april 1993. Brussels: Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis, 1993. pl. 87, p. 100
- All That Glitters: Great Silver Vessels in Cleveland's Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 23, 1994-January 8, 1995).Paintings by Tao-chi. University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI (organizer) (August 13-September 29, 1967).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1966.21