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Plaque. Dimensions: D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) H. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm). Date: 7th-8th century. These plaques, one with an unusual purple hue, were attached to wooden furniture with nails or pegs. They are made from the cylindrical shafts of animal bones sawn in half and carved on the smooth outer side. Both examples have the same motif: two vines twisted together that blossom into leaves at their tops under a pointed arch.
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Title:
plaque
Caption:
Plaque. Dimensions: D. 7/8 in. (2.2 cm) W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm) H. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm). Date: 7th-8th century. These plaques, one with an unusual purple hue, were attached to wooden furniture with nails or pegs. They are made from the cylindrical shafts of animal bones sawn in half and carved on the smooth outer side. Both examples have the same motif: two vines twisted together that blossom into leaves at their tops under a pointed arch.
Technique/material:
Bone; carved with remains of paint
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:
3455 x 4200 px | 41.5 MB
Print size:
29.3 x 35.6 cm | 11.5 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)
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