Bird-Head Cup
| Title | Bird-Head Cup |
|---|---|
| Date | 8th–10th century 8th century |
| Medium | Ceramic |
| Classification | Ceramics-Containers |
| Origin | Veracruz |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1961 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bird-Head Cup” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 8th–10th century. It is executed in ceramic and classified as ceramics-containers. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates 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 8th–10th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 8th 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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