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Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes, from The Cleveland Museum of Art
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China, Tang dynasty (618-907) / c. 700s

Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes

Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes

The Cleveland Museum of Art catalogs Textile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes as metalwork (China, Tang dynasty (618-907) · c. 700s).

WHY IT’S INTERESTING

These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.

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A CLOSER LOOK

The museum identifies this metalwork as beaten gold with chased detail.

The museum's collection notes: These two phoenix birds made of thin gold foil have tiny holes all along their edges, suggesting that they were sewn on textiles.

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The Cleveland Museum of ArtTextile Ornaments(?): Pair of Phoenixes

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