Textile Fragment
| Title | Textile Fragment |
|---|---|
| Date | 5th century 5th century |
| Medium | Wool, linen; tapestry weave |
| Classification | Textiles |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Gift of George F. Baker, 1890 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Textile Fragment” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 5th 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 5th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 5th 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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