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Shard: Shoulder of Offerer with Crosshatching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The shard, titled "Shoulder of Offerer with Crosshatching" by an unknown artist, is a broken piece of pottery. The shard is irregularly shaped with jagged edges. The shard is orange-brown in color with a darker brown design. The design features a figure with a striped pattern on its body. The figure appears to be wearing a skirt or other garment. To the left of the figure, there is a patterned area with a diamond-like design. The background of the image is 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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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