Lime dipper
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Lime dipper

TitleLime dipper
ArtistCalima (Yotoco) artist
Date100 BCE–700 CE
MediumGold
ClassificationMetal-Ornaments
OriginCalima (Yotoco) Calima
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineJan Mitchell and Sons Collection, Gift of Jan Mitchell, 1991
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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“Lime dipper” is a work by Calima (Yotoco) artist, dated 100 BCE–700 CE. It is executed in gold and classified as metal-ornaments. In this archive it sits within the ornithological plates 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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