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Shard with Figural Decoration

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Orange-brown shard with darker brown decoration. A bug-like creature with six legs and two antennae is drawn on the shard facing right. Two horizontal lines run across the top and bottom. A wavy line is on the bottom and a line with small circles on top. The shard edges are rough.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 4th–5th century
Medium
Painted terracotta
Culture
Pakistan
Dimensions
600 × 450 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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