Storage jar
| Title | Storage jar |
|---|---|
| Artist | Paracas artist(s) |
| Date | 350–200 BCE 3rd century BCE |
| Medium | Ceramic, post-fire paint |
| Classification | Ceramics-Containers |
| Origin | Paracas Paracas |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of Nathan Cummings, 1974 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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Dated to 350–200 BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 3rd century BCE held in the archive.
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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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