Garment Clasp

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Title	Garment Clasp
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	3rd century B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Metalwork | Bronze inlaid with gold and turquoise

Size:

1 3/4 x 2 in. (4.45 x 5.08 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, China

Culture:

Asia, China

Style:

3rd century B.C., Warring States period

Physical Description:

A beast with the forehead shield and ears of a t'ao-t'ieh has a scaled body coiled tortuously around a bird(?) and terminated by two bold tufts. A small tiger (?) clings to the beast's haunches. The scale decor is inlaid alternately with gold and turquoise. A spiral decor is rendered partly in gold inlay and partly in niello. Patina dark green with small areas of reddish brown.

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

Accession Number:

50.46.117

Artist:

Role:

Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Garment Clasp

Artist Unknown (China)

3rd century B.C.