Plaque, M.C. 7240(2)

Production date: between -500 and -300 type of object(s): archaeology, metal, metal arts, china name(s): jewel - adornment materials and techniques: bronze comment on the place of discovery: northwest china dimensions - artwork: height: 3. 8cm length: 4. 6cm description: a feline protome with a rounded neck surmounts each of the two tangent rings. Between them and under a third oblong ring, a sort of large-eared herbivore appears head down while two isolated heads of this same small animal appear on either side of the plate, just in front of the felines' mouths and front legs. Themes / subjects / places represented: animal mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 15–09–1925 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 7240. Date: Entre -500 et -300.