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Shard

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Black and white image of broken pottery shards. Multiple broken pieces of pottery arranged on a flat surface. Some pieces have designs including lines, dots, and circles. The designs appear on interior and exterior sides of the pieces. The pieces vary in shape, size and thickness. Some pieces are rim fragments, some are body fragments, and some appear to have been handles. The background is light gray. The title of the work is "Shard" by an unidentified artist.

Artwork details

Date:
15th century
Medium:
Pottery
Culture:
Korea
Dimensions:
512 × 624 px
Museum record:
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