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Fork with Animal Hoof Finial (Ornament)
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About this work
In the 10th century, forks like this one were common in Byzantium. During this same period in Western Europe, people usually ate with their fingers, thinking that forks were decadent.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFork with Animal Hoof Finial (Ornament), 300s CE. Byzantium, Syria(?), Byzantine period. Silver; overall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.7
