Spoon with Fish-Tail Design
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Spoon with Fish-Tail Design

TitleSpoon with Fish-Tail Design
Date1200s 13th century
Mediumbronze
ClassificationMetalwork
OriginKorea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) Korea
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineSpoon with Fish-Tail Design (연미형 청동 수저 [魚尾形靑銅匙]), 1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 26.5 cm (10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.666
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

Subjects: Marine & aquatic life

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“Spoon with Fish-Tail Design” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 1200s. It is executed in bronze and classified as metalwork. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life 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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