Fish Pendant
| Title | Fish Pendant |
|---|---|
| Date | 100 BCE–300 CE |
| Medium | serpentine |
| Classification | Sculpture |
| Origin | Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala Mesoamerica |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Fish Pendant, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala. Serpentine; overall: 6.4 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.190 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Fish Pendant” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 100 BCE–300 CE. It is executed in serpentine and classified as sculpture. 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 sculpture. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The origin
Recorded origin: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala. Browse more public-domain art from Mesoamerica.
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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Rights: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.
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