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Pair of silver scissors
Pair of silver scissors

Pair of silver scissors

Datelate 8th- 9th century
Object number41.82
Exhibition HistoryDayton, Ohio, Dayton Art Institute, Chinese Gold and Silver from the Tang Dynasty in American Collections, Nov.3, 1984-Sept. 22, 1985 (New York, NY, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Feb. 5 - Apr. 21, 1985; Northampton, MA, George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum, June 1 - July 14, 1985; and Birmingham Museum of Art)
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions1 in. (2.54 cm) L.: 5 1/2 in.
MediumSilver
Chinese
early 7th-early 10th Century
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Turkish
19th century
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Photo: National Research Institute of Cultural Heritage, Republic of Korea
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early 10th-late 14th century
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Persian
5th century
Object number: 66.92
Ceremonial silver bowl in form of lotus flower
6th century B.C. - 5th century B.C.
Object number: 65.32
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Chinese
late 7th - 8th century
Object number: 33.622.1
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Chinese
late 7th - 8th century
Object number: 33.622.2
Chinese
18th century
Object number: 39.267.1
Chinese
18th century
Object number: 39.267.2