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Oblong Plaque

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Oblong Plaque by its creator has a gold-colored metal body. The plaque is rectangular with slightly curved sides. The top and bottom edges have a raised border of small circles. Inside the border, a repeating pattern of interconnected circles and swirling lines is present. The circles contain a brownish-gray material with flecks of other colors, possibly stone or glass. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
mid-7th–9th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Northwest China/Eastern Central Asia
Dimensions:
600 × 147 px
Museum record:
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