Shard: Bird
| Title | Shard: Bird |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 4th–5th century 3rd century |
| Medium | Painted terracotta |
| Classification | Ceramics |
| Origin | Pakistan Pakistan |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Andrew Hale and Kate Fitz Gibbon, 1992 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Dated to ca. 4th–5th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 3rd century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Pakistan. Browse more public-domain art from Pakistan.
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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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