Sujet
Bronze quadrafoil fitting, Tang to Northern Song dynasty, China, 8th-11th century. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Bronze quadrafoil fitting, Tang to Northern Song dynasty, China, 8th-11th century. A bronze quadrafoil reticulated fitting, probably a belt buckle, with a leaping lion-dog. The animal's nose is in the air, its tail is held up and there is a lotus flower spray in its mouth, the flower head appearing underneath its neck. The body has a scale like pattern.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
700e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B74_044
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (446,4Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,7cm / 2830 x 2213 (300dpi)