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Long-tailed bird in flight; holding leafy branch from it's beak which trails underneath it's body; the design is punched from the ungilt reverse side.
Parrot Applique
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Parrot Applique

Artist Chinese Artist
DateTang Dynasty (618-907), 8th century
Place of originChina
MediumGilt bronze
Dimensions1 1/4 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 in. (3.2 x 4.8 x 0.5 cm)
ClassificationsClothing and accessories
Credit LineMuseum purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Art Acquisition Endowment
Object number1998.31.2
Collections
Visual Descriptionone of a pair; gilt-bronze; long-tailed bird in flight; holding leafy branch from it's beak which trails underneath it's body; the design is punched from the ungilt reverse side
Long-tailed bird in flight; holding leafy branch from it's beak which trails underneath it's body; the design is punched from the ungilt reverse side.
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