Bird-Shaped Container
| Title | Bird-Shaped Container |
|---|---|
| Date | 500–900 6th century |
| Medium | wood |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Peru, Wari style (500-900) Peru |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bird-Shaped Container, 500–900. Peru, Wari style (500-900). Wood; overall: 8.4 cm (3 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1989.66 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Bird-Shaped Container” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 500–900. It is executed in wood and classified as sculpture. 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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Catalogued as sculpture. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 500–900. Explore the wider set of works from the 6th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Peru, Wari style (500-900). Browse more public-domain art from Peru.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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