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Shard: Shoulder of Vessel with Profile of Offerer with Flower

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shard from Shoulder of Vessel with Profile of Offerer with Flower by an unknown artist. The shard is a curved, irregularly shaped piece of terracotta-colored clay. It has a rough texture and appears to be an ancient artifact. The shard is primarily orange-brown in color with darker brown and black markings. The markings include several horizontal lines and a figure in profile facing left. The figure has a simple line drawing of a face, and what appears to be a large flower or bouquet in one hand. The background of the image is a plain light gray color. The shard casts a shadow on the surface below it.

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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