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Flower-Shaped Clothing Plaque

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Flower-Shaped Clothing Plaque by unknown artist is a gold-colored, flower-shaped object. The object has a raised, ornate design with multiple layers of petal-like shapes. It has a central flower with multiple rounded petals. Surrounding the central flower are four larger, rounded petal shapes. There are small holes, one in each of the four larger petal shapes. The background is light gray with a white border on the right side. The object is centered in the image.

Artwork details

Date:
7th–9th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Central Asia)
Dimensions:
600 × 450 px
Museum record:
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