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Clothing Plaque with Antelope and Tiger

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden plaque with rounded rectangular top and rounded bottom. The plaque depicts two animals. The top half shows a tiger attacking an antelope from behind; the bottom half depicts the same scene reversed. Both animals have their heads facing right. The plaque has a beaded border and two rows of beads separating the top and bottom halves. There are four holes through the plaque. The background is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
7th–9th century
Medium
Gold
Culture
China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Central Asia)
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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