File:Clevelandart 1964.39.jpg
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Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete
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| Title |
Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete |
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| Description |
Silver spoons with swan neck handles (ligulae) were popular in the Late Roman Empire. This late antique spoon is unique because it is decorated with the nude figure of a victorious athlete identified in an inscription as PAVLVS (Paul). It is tempting to interpret the juxtaposition of the name with a classical representation of an athlete as a subtle allusion to a passage in Saint Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 9:24-27), in which the apostle characterizes himself as an "athlete of Christ." While this interpretation may imply that the spoon’s owner was a Christian, it does not imply a religious function for the object, which was likely used for display or fine dining. |
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| Date | 350 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Silver, silver gilt, and niello | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 4.6 x 5.6 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medieval Art |
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| Accession number |
1964.39 |
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| Place of creation | late Roman Empire, perhaps Syria, early Byzantine, 4th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | John L. Severance Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.39 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 08:05, 21 January 2019 | | 2,288 × 3,400 (3.63 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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