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

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Document identity
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121208
label
Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix
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object
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121208
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object
title
Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix
description
This phoenix bird made of thin gold foil has tiny holes all along its edges, suggesting that it was sewn onto a textile.
date
c. 700s
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q80016987
genreSpecific
Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 12 x 10.4 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.)
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
accession
1942.1083.1
Source extras
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beaten gold with chased detail
tombstone
Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix, c. 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Beaten gold with chased detail; overall: 12 x 10.4 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1083.1
collection
China - Tang Dynasty
formerAccessionNumbers
1942.1083
citations
citation
Von Spee, Clarissa. “Acquisitions 2018.” <em>Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine </em>vol. 62, no. 4 (December 2022): 14–16.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 15; Mentioned: p. 16.
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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2026-05-29 06:14:40.559000
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121208
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Chinese Art
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China - Tang Dynasty
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beaten gold with chased detail
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0
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photo
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