Border Fragment, Whale
| Title | Border Fragment, Whale |
|---|---|
| Date | 2nd century BCE 1st century BCE |
| Medium | Camelid hair, cotton |
| Classification | Textiles-Sculpture |
| Origin | Nasca Nasca |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Border Fragment, Whale” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 2nd century BCE. It is executed in camelid hair, cotton and classified as textiles-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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Dated to 2nd century BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 1st century BCE held in the archive.
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