Bird Pendant
| Title | Bird Pendant |
|---|---|
| Date | 10th–16th century 10th century |
| Medium | Gold alloy |
| Classification | Metal-Ornaments |
| Origin | Tairona Tairona |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1974, 1977 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bird Pendant” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 10th–16th century. It is executed in gold alloy and classified as metal-ornaments. 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 10th–16th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 10th 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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