Cap-Shaped Plaque with Lion
Unknown Artist
7th–9th century
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
H. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm); Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Classification
Metalwork
Culture & Period
China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Central Asia) · Period of Tibetan Empire
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2002
Accession Number
2002.556.34