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A painting can be out of copyright and thephotograph of it can still be protected.

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Results for "Water-birds"12 records

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Finial with Long-Beaked Bird by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Finial with Long-Beaked Bird

Unrecorded maker

400–1000 · Metalwork, gold, cast

Cleared · CC0

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Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird

Unrecorded maker

1100s · Ceramic, Fritware with carved decoration and underglaze design, Lakabi ware

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Bird-shaped Vessel by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Bird-shaped Vessel

Unrecorded maker

1100s · Metalwork, bronze, cast, with chased and chiseled decoration; eyes inlaid with blue glass

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Lion Aquamanile by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Lion Aquamanile

Unrecorded maker

1200–1250 · Sculpture, bronze: cast, chased, and punched

Cleared · CC0

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Finial with Two Deer by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Finial with Two Deer

Unrecorded maker

400–1000 · Metalwork, gold, cast

Cleared · CC0

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Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Nereid (Sea-Nymph) from a Hanging

Unrecorded maker

late 300s–400s CE · Textile, dyed wool, undyed linen

Cleared · CC0

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Landscape with a lotus pool, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with a lotus pool, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Unrecorded maker

c. 1560 · Painting, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Lobed Mirror with a Tortoise Knob, Musician, and Phoenix by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Lobed Mirror with a Tortoise Knob, Musician, and Phoenix

Unrecorded maker

late 700s · Metalwork, bronze

Cleared · CC0

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Album of Seasonal Landscapes by Zha Shibiao, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Album of Seasonal Landscapes

Zha Shibiao (d. 1698)

1684 · Painting, Album of twelve leaves; ink or ink and light color on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Egret and Reeds by Yang Ki-hun, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Egret and Reeds

Yang Ki-hun

late 1800s · Painting, hanging scroll; ink on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Landscape with a lotus pool, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Eighth Night by Gujarati, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Landscape with a lotus pool, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Eighth Night

Gujarati

c. 1560 · Painting, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Cleared · CC0

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Hydria by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Hydria

Unrecorded maker

425–400 BCE · Metalwork, bronze

Cleared · CC0

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