Thin gold sheet cut in the shape of a phoenix, with chased details on the surface
Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix, c. 700s. The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1942.1083.1. CC0.

Pendant

Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix

Chinese name
金凤纹饰片
Pinyin
jin fengwen shipian
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
height 12 cm
Accession no.
1942.1083.1
Collection
The Cleveland Museum of Art

A sheet-gold ornament worked with a phoenix, of eighth-century date. Cut from very thin gold and chased from the front, it survives as a single plate without its original backing.

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