Cup
| Title | Cup |
|---|---|
| Date | 3rd Millennium BC (?) 29th century BCE |
| Medium | Silver |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Jacques Chalmin and Jean-Luc Chalmin, 1986 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Cup” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 3rd Millennium BC (?). It is executed in silver. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration tradition. 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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The period
Dated to 3rd Millennium BC (?). Explore the wider set of works from the 29th century BCE held in the archive.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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