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Vase
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Located amid the vast “silk roads” trade network, medieval Tibet was a place of dynamic cultural exchange. This decanter is evidence of such interactions. The vessel is part of the tableware used to hold wine during feasts. Tibetan elites adopted the tradition of consuming wine at social gatherings from their Iranian (Persian) contemporaries, whose wine banquets were lavish affairs with plentiful food and drink.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineVase, c. late 600s–early 700s. Central Asia (Sogdiana) or Tibet. Silver with gilded foil; overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.67.1
