Painted Terracotta Bowl with Fish and Lotus Design
A terracotta bowl with a rounded body and flared rim, its interior painted in black pigment with a band of stylized arches or petals below the rim and a curving fish-like motif beside a plant element. The warm reddish-brown clay surface is smooth and unglazed, photographed against a plain gray background.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 5th century
- Medium
- Terracotta with black pigment
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1130 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 500).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Pratapaditya and Chitra Pal