Fish hook
| Title | Fish hook |
|---|---|
| Medium | Bone |
| Classification | Bone |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Fish hook” is a work of unattributed authorship. It is executed in bone and classified as bone. 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 period
Dated to 11th century BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 11th century BCE 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.
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