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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Parcel-gilt Shell-shaped Silver Box 銀鎏金蚌形盒
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Parcel-gilt Shell-shaped Silver Box 銀鎏金蚌形盒

Maker China
DateTang dynasty (618-907)
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumSilver
Dimensions7/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 5/16 in. (2.2 x 3.8 x 3.3 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.71
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionRealistically formed inside and out as a clam shell, each side engraved with a large central flower head encircled by a border of eight foliate lobes surrounded by leafy foliate scroll, all reserved on a ring-punch ground, the hinged area engraved with feathers bearing traces of gilding
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Gourd-Shaped Vessel with Gilt Design
China
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Amitabha Buddha銅鎏金無量壽佛像
China
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1770
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
The Queen Mother of the West (Xiwangmu) 青銅鎏金西王母像
China
Qing Dynasty (1644-1912), 17th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Pomegranate-shaped Lidded Blue and White Seal Ink Box
Vietnamese
15th-16th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Gilt Wood Bodhisattva
Unknown Japanese Artist
18th century
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Jar
Hu Wenming
17th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Inscribed Bowl
Maya culture
600-700
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Ceremonial knife
Fon Artist
20th c.
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
White Porcelain Carp-shaped Water Dropper with Designs in Underglaze Cobalt Blue
백자 청채 잉어모양 연적
白磁靑彩魚形硯滴
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
White Porcelain Haetae-shaped Water Dropper Painted in Underglaze Cobalt Blue
백자 청채 해태모양 연적
白磁靑彩獅形硯滴
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
White Porcelain Carp-Shaped Water Dropper
백자 청채 잉어모양 연적
白磁靑彩鯉魚形硯滴
Unknown Korean Artist 작자미상 作者未詳,
Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), 19th century
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Beaded Coronet (orikogbofo)
Yoruba Artist
20th century

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