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Plaited Ornament

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored metal object, resembling a fish. Object is long and thin. Head at top rounded. Series of triangular scales along body. Some scales overlapping. Scales have pointed tips. Body tapers to tail at bottom. Dark spots on surface. On white background. By Plaited Ornament.

Artwork Details

Date
last quarter of the 10th–last quarter of the 15th century
Medium
Gold
Culture
Indonesia
Dimensions
600 × 463 px
Public Domain
Yes
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