File:EB1911 Greek Art - Fish of gold.jpg

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English: A fish of solid gold, adorned with reliefs which represent a flying eagle, lions pulling down their prey, and a monstrous sea-god among his fishes. This relic is the more valuable on account of the spot where it was found: Vettersfelde in Brandenburg.
Date fish: c. 600 B.C.; drawing published 1911
Source Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), v. 12, 1911, p. 476, Fig. 10.
Author A product of the ancient Ionian workshops
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Public domain This image comes from the 13th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica or earlier. The copyrights for that book have expired in the United States because the book was first published in the US with the publication occurring before January 1, 1929. As such, this image is in the public domain in the United States.

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