Scabbard chape
| Title | Scabbard chape |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 6th century BCE 5th century BCE |
| Medium | Copper alloy |
| Origin | Achaemenid Achaemenid |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Purchase, Rogers Fund and Leon Levy and Shelby White Gift, 1996 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Scabbard chape” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 6th century BCE. It is executed in copper alloy. 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 ca. 6th century BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 5th century BCE held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Achaemenid. Browse more public-domain art from Achaemenid.
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Made available through the The Metropolitan Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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