Element
| Title | Element |
|---|---|
| Date | 11th–12th century 11th century |
| Medium | Gold |
| Classification | Jewelry |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Alice and Nasli Heeramaneck Collection, Gift of Alice Heeramaneck, 1980 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Element” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 11th–12th century. It is executed in gold and classified as jewelry. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life 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 medium
Catalogued as jewelry. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to 11th–12th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 11th century held in the archive.
The collection
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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- Marine & aquatic life ThemeThe history of marine & aquatic life, illustrated
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
This work is in the public domain. You may download the image and use it for any purpose, personal or commercial, without permission or payment. No attribution is legally required, though a credit to The Metropolitan Museum of Art is appreciated.
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