Plaque ajourée, Paris Musées 20230605212853

Date of production: between -599 and -400 type of object(s): archaeology, metal, metal arts, china name(s): jewel - adornment materials and techniques: bronze location of discovery: ordos (region) dimensions - artwork: height: 1. 6cm length: 4. 8cm description: openwork rectangular plate. Iconographic description: the sinuous bodies of two animals which, with their mouths turned backward, devour a fawn's head. The round eyes are surrounded by a fine incised line, the ears, marked by a slight depression and the three claws on each paw, well individualized. The muzzles of carnivores, with their two clearly visible nostrils, are represented frontally, the rest of the body such as the fawn's head being in profile. Themes / subjects / places represented: animal mode of acquisition: purchase date of acquisition: 28–12–1967 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris. Date: Entre -599 et -400.