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Source Description
Every good Zoroastrian was supposed to spend one-third of his day farming; one-third philosophizing; and one-third eating, resting, and at pleasure. The abundance of Sasanian luxury goods is evidence of the importance accorded the last third of the day.
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142644
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Bowl
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object
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142644
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object
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Bowl
description
Every good Zoroastrian was supposed to spend one-third of his day farming; one-third philosophizing; and one-third eating, resting, and at pleasure. The abundance of Sasanian luxury goods is evidence of the importance accorded the last third of the day.
date
500–700 CE
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language
en
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Q60779976
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 5 x 13.4 cm (1 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
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Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)
accession
1966.369
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silver
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Bowl, 500–700 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Silver; overall: 5 x 13.4 cm (1 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.369
collection
Near Eastern Art
citations
citation
"Annual Report for 1966." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 54, no. 6 (1967).
page_number
p. 178
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 15
citation
Harper, Prudence Oliver.<em> The Royal Hunter: Art of the Sasanian Empire</em>. New York: Asia Society, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: pl. 14, p. 53; mentioned: pp. 53, 54
citation
Duchesne-Guillemin, Marcelle.<em> Les Instruments De Musique Dans L' Art Sassanide</em>. Gent: [s.n.], 1993.
page_number
pp. 76-7, figs. 21a-b
citation
Grube, Ernst J., and Jeremy Johns. <em>The Painted Ceilings of the Cappella Palatina</em>. Genova: Bruschettini Foundation for Islamic and Asian Art, 2005.
page_number
p. 160, fig. 38.3
citation
Demange, F. <em>Les Perses sassanides: fastes d'un empire oublié, 224-642 : Musée Cernuschi, Musée des arts de l'Asie de la ville de Paris, 15 septembre-30 décembre 2006</em>. Paris: Paris musées, 2006.
page_number
cat. no. 41, pp. 103-104
citation
Brown, Peter, and Christopher Kelly. T<em>he World of Late Antiquity: AD 150-750. </em>2014.
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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142644
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Near Eastern Art
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silver
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