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Gilt Nail Head

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Gilt Nail Head by artist is a circular object with a bronze-colored center. The center has a small, raised circle with an etched image of a flower. The center circle is surrounded by a bronze-colored ring with vertical etched lines. The outer part of the object is bronze-colored with a floral design. The object is surrounded by a gold-colored filigree design. The object has a lotus flower-like shape with 7 outer points. Each point has a heart-shaped cutout. The background is black at the top and fades to gray at the bottom.

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805 × 900 px
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