Fish Ornament
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Fish Ornament

TitleFish Ornament
Date11th–12th century 11th century
MediumSilver
ClassificationMetal-Ornaments
OriginPeru; central coast (?) Peru; central coast
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Cummings, 1964
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Marine & aquatic life

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“Fish Ornament” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 11th–12th century. It is executed in silver and classified as metal-ornaments. 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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