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Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes

c. 700s
(618-907)
beaten gold with chased detail
Part 1: 12 x 10.4 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); Part 2: 13.3 x 10.7 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1083
Location: not on view
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These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.

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These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.
Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes

Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes

c. 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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