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Bird sculpture
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Bird sculpture

TitleBird sculpture
Dateca. 1000 BCE 9th century BCE
MediumCeramic
OriginIran Iran
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Wolfe, 1960
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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Dated to ca. 1000 BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 9th century BCE held in the archive.

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Recorded origin: Iran. Browse more public-domain art from Iran.

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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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