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Shard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The shard "Shard" by an unknown artist is an orange-brown, irregularly shaped piece of pottery. A dark brown design features two crossed lines with a leaf-like object at the top. The piece has a rough, uneven edge at the top and a more rounded edge at the bottom. Two horizontal lines with a wavy line in between run across the middle. The background of the image is light gray. The piece casts a shadow on the surface below.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 4th–5th century
Medium:
Painted terracotta
Culture:
Pakistan
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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