Pottery Whistle
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Pottery Whistle

TitlePottery Whistle
Dateca. 800–1525 9th century
MediumClay
ClassificationAerophone-Whistle Flute-whistle
OriginCosta Rican Costa Rican
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineThe Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Ornithological plates

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“Pottery Whistle” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 800–1525. It is executed in clay and classified as aerophone-whistle flute-whistle. 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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