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Flower-Shaped Plaque

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Flower-Shaped Plaque by artist Kourosh Kouroshpour is a small, flower-shaped object. The plaque is gold-colored metal with a dark rounded square hole in the center. The edges of the plaque are wavy and scalloped. The metal appears worn and has some darker areas. The background is white.

Artwork Details

Date
mid-7th–9th century
Medium
Gold
Culture
Northwest China/Eastern Central Asia
Dimensions
600 × 583 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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