Spatula with Carved Lizard
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Spatula with Carved Lizard

TitleSpatula with Carved Lizard
Date100 BCE–700 CE
Mediumbone with shell inlay
ClassificationSculpture
OriginPeru, South Coast, Nasca Peru
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineSpatula with Carved Lizard, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Bone with shell inlay; overall: 11.8 x 2.6 cm (4 5/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.83
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Spatula with Carved Lizard” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 100 BCE–700 CE. It is executed in bone with shell inlay and classified as sculpture. 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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