Fragment
| Title | Fragment |
|---|---|
| Artist | Nasca South coast, Peru |
| Date | 200 BCE-600 CE 1st century BCE |
| Medium | Cotton and camelid wool, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; edged with plain weave; parts of selvages present |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Peru Peru |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Kate S. Buckingham Endowment |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Fragment” is a work by Nasca South coast, Peru, dated 200 BCE-600 CE. It is executed in cotton and camelid wool, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; edged with plain weave; parts of selvages present and classified as textile. 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 textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 200 BCE-600 CE. Explore the wider set of works from the 1st century BCE held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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