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Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix
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About this work
This phoenix bird made of thin gold foil has tiny holes all along its edges, suggesting that it was sewn onto a textile.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineTextile Ornament(?): Phoenix, c. 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Beaten gold with chased detail; overall: 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, 1942.1083.2
