Vessel
| Title | Vessel |
|---|---|
| Date | ca. 2900–2700 BCE 28th century BCE |
| Medium | Stone, red |
| Origin | Sumerian Sumerian |
| Holding institution | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Vessel” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated ca. 2900–2700 BCE. It is executed in stone, red. 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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Dated to ca. 2900–2700 BCE. Explore the wider set of works from the 28th century BCE held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Sumerian. Browse more public-domain art from Sumerian.
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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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