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Dish
This dish is dated by the silver hallmarks (stamps) on its back to the early years of the reign of Heraclius, Byzantine emperor in AD 610-41. The center of the dish is decorated with a vine border and bears the monogram of the owner, Theodore. Two other dishes from the same set are in New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, inv. 52.25.2 and Washington DC, Dumbarton Oaks Museum, inv. BZ.1960.60.
Inscription
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object.
[Found at Kyrenia (?), Cyprus]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date of acquisition unknown], by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 1986 | Silver Treasure from Early Byzantium. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. |
| 1947 | Early Christian and Byzantine Art. Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore. |
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 3/16/1942 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 11/1/1949 | Treatment | cleaned |
| 12/13/1957 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 12/18/1957 | Treatment | cleaned; coated |
| 6/9/1959 | Examination | other |
| 2/20/1988 | Treatment | other |
Geographies
Turkey, Istanbul (Constantinople)
(Place of Origin)
Cyprus, Kyrenia (Place of Discovery)
Measurements
1 1/4 x 10 1/16 in. (3.2 x 25.5 cm) (h. x diam.)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.652