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Shard: Flower

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Shard: Flower by Shard consists of a broken ceramic piece with a light-brown color and darker brown and black speckles across its surface. The shard has an uneven shape with multiple broken edges. On its surface, there is a raised spiral design on the left side. The background appears to be a plain gray surface. 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
Museum record:
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