Spoon with Bird
| Title | Spoon with Bird |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 500–200 BCE 4th century BCE |
| Medium | hammered and cut gold |
| Classification | Metalwork |
| Origin | Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style Peru |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Spoon with Bird, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.178 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Spoon with Bird” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 500–200 BCE. It is executed in hammered and cut gold and classified as metalwork. 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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Catalogued as metalwork. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 500–200 BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 4th century BCE held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Browse more public-domain art from Peru.
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