Textile Fragment
| Title | Textile Fragment |
|---|---|
| Date | 4th century 4th century |
| Medium | Wool, linen; tapestry weave |
| Classification | Textiles |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Purchase by subscription, 1889 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Textile Fragment” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 4th century. It is executed in wool, linen; tapestry weave and classified as textiles. In this archive it sits within the zoological illustration 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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The period
Dated to 4th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 4th century held in the archive.
The collection
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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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.
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