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Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes
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These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTextile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes, c. 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Beaten gold with chased detail; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1083
