Vessel with Bird Designs
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Vessel with Bird Designs

TitleVessel with Bird Designs
Date700–1000 8th century
Mediumpottery with burnished, colored slips
ClassificationSculpture
OriginPeru, South Coast, Middle Horizon Peru
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineVessel with Bird Designs, 700–1000. Peru, South Coast, Middle Horizon. Pottery with burnished, colored slips; diameter: 12.6 x 14.1 cm (4 15/16 x 5 9/16 in.); overall: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.224
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Vessel with Bird Designs” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated 700–1000. It is executed in pottery with burnished, colored slips and classified as sculpture. 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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