Body Ornament
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Body Ornament

TitleBody Ornament
MediumBone
ClassificationBone
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

About this artwork

“Body Ornament” is a work of unattributed authorship. It is executed in bone and classified as bone. 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 9th century BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 9th century BCE held in the archive.

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

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