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Gilt-bronze applique of flying dragon with
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1544
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Gilt-bronze applique of flying dragon with standing Avalokitesvara on flower Northern Wei-Eastern Wei (386-550)
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Gilt-bronze applique of flying dragon with
Record number
BATEA : 1524
Simple name
dragon
Classified name
bronze; Wei; dragon; boddhisattva; flower; makara; Buddhism; shrine; figure; animal; China; lotus; floral; metal; gilt; religion;
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A gilt-bronze applique of makara-type dragon with lotus floral spray issuing from the mouth. On one flower of the lotus stands in upright pose an Avalokitesvara with mandorla, a protrusion pierced for affixation to a gilt bronze group.
Description material
bronze
Description condition
fair, but crack near end of dragon's tailThe object was conserved by Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre in 2014
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gold
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9cm
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6cm
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Case 2-21
Production date
386 = 550
Production period
Northern or Eastern Wei
Production place
China
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