Tunic
| Title | Tunic |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 300 BCE–200 CE 2nd century BCE |
| Medium | Alpaca wool: plain weave with embroidery and warp substitution |
| Classification | Textile |
| Origin | Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style Peru |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Tunic, c. 300 BCE–200 CE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style. Alpaca wool: plain weave with embroidery and warp substitution; overall: 94 x 83.8 cm (37 x 33 in.); mounted: 111.8 x 101.6 cm (44 x 40 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1946.227 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Tunic” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 300 BCE–200 CE. It is executed in alpaca wool: plain weave with embroidery and warp substitution and classified as textile. 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 textile. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 300 BCE–200 CE. Explore the wider set of works from the 2nd century BCE held in the archive.
The origin
Recorded origin: Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style. Browse more public-domain art from Peru.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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