Bird
CultureChinese
DateTang dynasty (618-906 C.E.)
MediumBronze inlaid with silver
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/8 inches (7.94 × 8.26 × 2.86 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number34-156
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DescriptionConventionalized standing bird seen full face. Wings outstretched, inlaid with scale pattern terminating in series of parallel lines. Body inlaid with eight circles, each with inner circle. Hooked beak.
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