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Gilt bronze bird on lotus applique Late Tang or
Gilt bronze bird on lotus applique Late Tang or
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1078
Title
Gilt bronze bird on lotus applique Late Tang or Liao dynsaty, 9th -10th century
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Gilt bronze bird on lotus applique Late Tang or
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BATEA : 1074
Simple name
bird
Classified name
metal; bronze; figure; bird; Tang; Liao; floral; lotus; phoenix; China;
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A gilt bronze phoenix-like bird with swept back raised wings with traced feathers. The bird stands on a ball on top of a lotus throne with petalled base. The bird's raised head has a hooked beak and crest and rises above the level of the long upraised curving tail held erect.
Description material
gilt-bronze
Description condition
one entire wing replaced by lead replica (old repair);The object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2014
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13.3 cm (to tip of tail)
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Wiltshire conservation centre
Production period
Tang or Liao
Production place
China
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