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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
Museum record:
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