Funerary Bundle Mask
| Title | Funerary Bundle Mask |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paracas Probably Ocucaje, Ica Valley, south coast, Peru |
| Date | 2nd century BCE 1st century BCE |
| Medium | Cotton, plain weave with bundles of extended warps; painted |
| Classification | textile |
| Origin | Peru Peru |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Simeon B. Williams Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Funerary Bundle Mask” is a work by Paracas Probably Ocucaje, Ica Valley, south coast, Peru, dated 2nd century BCE. It is executed in cotton, plain weave with bundles of extended warps; painted 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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Dated to 2nd century BCE. 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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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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