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Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix

c. 700s

China, Tang dynasty

(618-907)
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Medium
beaten gold with chased detail
Measurements
Overall: 13.3 x 10.7 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1942.1083.2
Public Domain
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Location
239 Chinese Ceramics and Metalwork
Print

Description

This phoenix bird made of thin gold foil has tiny holes all along its edges, suggesting that it was sewn onto a textile.

Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix

c. 700s

China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

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