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Shard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The shard, by an unknown artist, is a fragment of an orange-brown ceramic object with darker brown designs. The shard is roughly diamond-shaped with one side being the straight edge of the original object, and the other three sides are broken. The design features curved lines and shapes. The background of the image is a plain gray surface.

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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