Crouching Feline
| Title | Crouching Feline |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 500–900 6th century |
| Medium | stone, turquoise |
| Classification | Jewelry |
| Origin | Peru, Wari (?), 6th-10th Century Peru |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Crouching Feline, c. 500–900. Peru, Wari (?), 6th-10th Century. Stone, turquoise; diameter: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); overall: 7 x 2.3 cm (2 3/4 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1955.58 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Crouching Feline” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 500–900. It is executed in stone, turquoise and classified as jewelry. 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 jewelry. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 500–900. Explore the wider set of works from the 6th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Peru, Wari (?), 6th-10th Century. Browse more public-domain art from Peru.
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