2016.202: Plaque: Wild Goat and Deer

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2016.202

Title

Plaque: Wild Goat and Deer

Classification

Plaques

Date

600-400 BCE

Period

Zhou dynasty, Eastern Zhou period, 770-256 BCE

Culture

East Asian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/352485

Physical Descriptions

Medium

leaded bronze

Technique

Cast

Dimensions

5.2 x 3 cm (2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History

William D. Vogel (H’30), Milwaukee, WI (by 1930-1980), inherited; by Virginia Booth Vogel, Milwaukee, WI (1980-1998), by descent; to Frederick Vogel III, Milwaukee, WI (1998-2016), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Frederick Vogel III in memory of his father, William D. Vogel, H’30

Accession Year

2016

Object Number

2016.202

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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Descriptions

Description

This plaque features two recumbent animals--a wild goat and a stag or gazelle--separated by a rectangular panel with a geometric pattern. The relief is shallow and the back of the plaque concave; a strap running across each hollow animal body at back served to attach the plaque to a leather belt. Ornaments with stacked animals reflecting the local fauna appear to have been popular among the non-Chinese peoples living east of the Taihang Mountains (in modern northeastern China).

Blackish patina.

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