![Gold openwork escutcheon plaque with granulation, Northern Wei dynasty, China, 5th-6th century. Artist: Unknown](https://www.photo12.com/lt/hrm19b72_218.jpg)
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)