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Bird Bottle

Title	Bird Bottle
Date	7th–8th century 7th century
Medium	Ceramic, slip
Classification	Ceramics-Containers
Origin	Moche Moche
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings, 1964
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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