Engaged Capital with Animals
| Title | Engaged Capital with Animals |
|---|---|
| Date | 400s - 500s 5th century |
| Medium | limestone |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Egypt, Coptic period Egypt |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Engaged Capital with Animals, 400s - 500s. Egypt, Coptic period. Limestone; overall: 21 x 34.3 x 23.2 cm (8 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.64 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Engaged Capital with Animals” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 400s - 500s. It is executed in limestone and classified as sculpture. 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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Catalogued as sculpture. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 400s - 500s. Explore the wider set of works from the 5th century held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Egypt, Coptic period. Browse more public-domain art from Egypt.
The collection
Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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