1943.52.84.C: Triangular Plaque with Decoration of Two Striding Tigers and a Mythical Creature in the Form of a Human-Headed Leopard
Plaques
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1943.52.84.C
- Title
- Triangular Plaque with Decoration of Two Striding Tigers and a Mythical Creature in the Form of a Human-Headed Leopard
- Classification
- Plaques
- Work Type
- plaque
- Date
- 5th-3rd century BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: East Asia, China
- Period
- Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
- Culture
- Chinese
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/204085
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Repoussé gold. Purportedly found in Jincun, near Loyang, Henan province.
- Dimensions
- H. 8.9 x W. 6.6 cm (3 1/2 x 2 5/8 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
- Accession Year
- 1943
- Object Number
- 1943.52.84.C
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
-
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