Sujet
Ordos bronze plaque of stag and doe copulating, Eastern Zhou dynasty, China, 5th-4th century BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Ordos bronze plaque of stag and doe copulating, Eastern Zhou dynasty, China, 5th-4th century BC. An openwork plaque from the Ordos region, south-western Inner Mongolia, of a stag with stylised antlers mounting a standing doe, with ring for attachment at the back. Such subjects were popular with the Mongolian pastoral tribes, to whom the increase of wildlife was of immense economic importance.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
500e siècle av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B72_166
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
18,0Mo (570,5Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,8cm / 2834 x 2216 (300dpi)