Sujet
Jade sword scabbard fitting with taotie, Western Han dynasty, China, 206 BC-8. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Jade sword scabbard fitting with taotie, Western Han dynasty, China, 206 BC-8. A greyish-white jade sword fitting carved with taotie eyes at one end. The small vertical face has a stylised mouth. The top has a central narrow raised band each side of which are C and S patterns like a flattened out foliated body of the monster.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
206e siècle av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B72_402
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (492,6Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,7cm / 2829 x 2213 (300dpi)