The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 19, 2025
Fork with Animal Hoof Finial (Ornament)
300s CE
Overall: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1952.7
Location: 104 Late Antiquity
Did You Know?
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.- (Mrs. M. Burg).
- Milliken, William. "Early Christian Fork and Spoon." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 44, no, 8. (October 1957): 184-187. Mentioned: p. 184; Reproduced: p. 185 www.jstor.org
- {{cite web|title=Fork with Animal Hoof Finial (Ornament)|url=false|author=|year=300s CE|access-date=19 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.7