Earflare
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Earflare

TitleEarflare
Date7th–10th century 7th century
MediumSilver, cotton
ClassificationTextiles
OriginWari Wari
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineBequest of Jane Costello Goldberg, from the Collection of Arnold I. Goldberg, 1986
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Zoological illustration

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“Earflare” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 7th–10th century. It is executed in silver, cotton and classified as textiles. 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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