Animal Ornament
| Title | Animal Ornament |
|---|---|
| Date | 6th–7th century 6th century |
| Medium | Gilded copper |
| Classification | Metal-Ornaments |
| Origin | Moche Moche |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1980 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Animal Ornament” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 6th–7th century. It is executed in gilded copper and classified as metal-ornaments. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 6th–7th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 6th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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