Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes (acc. 1942.1083)

Author: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Publisher: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Identifier: 1942.1083
Type: museum-record
Accessed: 2026-10-26
Rights: cc0

As recorded

Title: Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes
Culture: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
Date: c. 700s
Technique: beaten gold with chased detail
Measurements: Part 1: 12 x 10.4 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/8 in.); Part 2: 13.3 x 10.7 cm (5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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What this source supports

Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of PhoenixesObject
1. Stated by this source
  The Cleveland Museum of Art records the technique and material as: beaten gold with chased detail.
2. Stated by this source
  The museum catalogues this as "Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes" (type: Metalwork).
3. Stated by this source
  The museum dates this object to c. 700s.
4. Stated by this source
  It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art (1942.1083).
PendantType
1. Stated by this source
  Catalogued as "Pendant" or "Plaque", several with the Chinese type-name in transliteration (huang). A pendant is suspended and detachable, and is not a closed strand.