Water buffalo with boy
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Water buffalo with boy

TitleWater buffalo with boy
ArtistWhieldon type
Dateca. 1750 18th century
MediumTortoiseshell ware
ClassificationCeramics-Pottery
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineGift of Mrs. Francis P. Garvan, 1940
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Water buffalo with boy” is a work by Whieldon type, dated ca. 1750. It is executed in tortoiseshell ware and classified as ceramics-pottery. 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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