Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes

Cleveland Museum of Art

Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes

Date
c. 700s
Medium
beaten gold with chased detail
Culture
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Department
Chinese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

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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