Ceremonial Knife
| Title | Ceremonial Knife |
|---|---|
| Artist | Colima Colima, Mexico |
| Date | c. 200 CE 2nd century |
| Medium | Obsidian |
| Classification | stone |
| Origin | Colima Colima |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Through prior acquisitions of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Chapman, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Reed Armstrong, and the Robert A. Waller Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Ceremonial Knife” is a work by Colima Colima, Mexico, dated c. 200 CE. It is executed in obsidian and classified as stone. 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 stone. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 200 CE. Explore the wider set of works from the 2nd century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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