The shard, by an unknown artist, depicts a broken piece of pottery with a curved top and jagged bottom. The shard is a light-brown color with darker brown lines and markings. A horizontal line runs along the top of the shard, below the curved edge. A dark image of a person's head and shoulder is on the left, and a plant or flower with a stem and tassel-like object is on the right. The background of the image is a beige fabric surface with thin, darker stripes. Three metal brackets are attached to the shard, one on each side and one on the bottom. The brackets appear to be holding the shard in place.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 4th–5th century
- Medium
- Painted terracotta
- Culture
- Pakistan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 327 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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