Plaque: Wild Goat and Deer
600-400 BCE
Description
This plaque features two recumbent animals--a wild goat and a stag or gazelle--separated by a rectangular panel with a geometric pattern. The relief is shallow and the back of the plaque concave; a strap running across each hollow animal body at back served to attach the plaque to a leather belt. Ornaments with stacked animals reflecting the local fauna appear to have been popular among the non-Chinese peoples living east of the Taihang Mountains (in modern northeastern China). Blackish patina.
Dimensions
5.2 x 3 cm (2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)
Provenance
William D. Vogel (H’30), Milwaukee, WI (by 1930-1980), inherited; by Virginia Booth Vogel, Milwaukee, WI (1980-1998), by descent; to Frederick Vogel III, Milwaukee, WI (1998-2016), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums.
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