Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete
350–400
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete, 350–400. Late Roman Empire, perhaps Syria, early Byzantine, 4th century. Silver, silver gilt, and niello; overall: 4.6 x 5.6 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1964.39
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Metalwork
- Formatted Medium
- silver, silver gilt, and niello
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.6 x 5.6 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: the interior of the bowl contains an inscription filled with niello giving the Latin name of "PAVLVS."
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1964.39
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Golden Anniversary of Acquisitions, Art of the Late Antique, Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Waltham Mass.; Ross Art Museum, Brandeis University: "Art of the Late Antique," December 17, 1968--February 17, 1969. <br>New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art: "The Age of Spirituality: Late Antique and Early Christian Art, 3rd to 7th century" November 19, 1977--February 12, 1978, no. 316.<br>Cleveland, CMA: "From Hand to Mouth: A History of Flatware" October 18, 1994-March 26, 1995.<br>Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 104 Late Antiquity
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