Title

Gold openwork escutcheon plaque with granulation, Northern Wei dynasty, China, 5th-6th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Gold openwork escutcheon plaque with granulation, Northern Wei dynasty, China, 5th-6th century. A small openwork plaque in gold with granular work, shaped as an inverted escutcheon with openwork representation of a stylised cicada or bee, the design of which is accentuated by granular lines. The eyes and edges were probably originally inlaid with turquoise.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art

Date

400th century

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B72_218

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

17,9Mb (999,0Kb) / 7,2in x 9,7in / 2146 x 2922 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal country metal insect China Chinese location century artefact plaque dynasty artifact Museum of East Asian Art 5th century 6th century Northern Wei dynasty openwork object Unknown gold gold object