Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes
c. 700s
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.)
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1942.1083
These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.
Artifact
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id
121207
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object
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citation
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CC0
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CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| wikidata |
wikidata
[
"Q80016985"
]
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| source |
source
import
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| accession |
accession
1942.1083
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Source image fields (4)
| thumbnailUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1083/1942.1083_web.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1083/1942.1083_web.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1942.1083/1942.1083_web.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
Terms
Culture
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Technique
beaten gold with chased detail
Genre
Metalwork
Department
Chinese Art
Relations
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