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Gilt bronze altarpiece
Gilt bronze altarpiece

Gilt bronze altarpiece

Dateca. 8th century
Object number48.178
Exhibition HistoryLos Angeles County Museum of Art, Arts of the T'ang Dynasty, 1957 (only the Trinity)Published ReferencesLee, Sherman. "Five Early Gilt Bronzes," in Artibus Asiae, XII, 1/2, (1949), p. 20-22, fig. 11, p. 21 "Handbook, Seattle Art Museum: Selected Works from the Permanent Collections." Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 1951, p. 59 (b&w) Los Angeles County Museum, Cat, "Arts of the T'ang Dynasty," (1957), p. 56 (94) Munsterberg, Hugo. "Chinese Buddhist Bronzes," 1967, pl. 119, p. 128
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions8 1/2 in. (21.59 cm) Overall h.: 13 3/4 in. Overall w.: 9 1/2 in.
MediumBronze with gilt
Image Not Available for Gilt bronze Phoenix
Gilt bronze Phoenix
early 5th-late 6th Century
Object number: 38.13
Image Not Available for Gilt-bronze box
Gilt-bronze box
618-907
Object number: 49.137
Gilt Bronze Death Mask
Gilt Bronze Death Mask
early 10th - early 12th Century
Object number: 43.10
Image Not Available for Gilt-bronze finial; openwork animal design
Gilt-bronze finial; openwork animal design
5th-mid 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 48.74
Image Not Available for Gilt-bronze Belt hook
Gilt-bronze Belt hook
3rd century B.C.
Object number: 49.97
Image Not Available for Gilt-bronze plaque; Kuvera
Gilt-bronze plaque; Kuvera
8th Century
Object number: 45.33
Image Not Available for Bronze Belt Buckle Hook
Bronze Belt Buckle Hook
ca. 450-221 B.C.
Object number: 49.98
Image Not Available for Bronze belt buckle hook
Bronze belt buckle hook
ca. 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 49.100
Silver gilt Floral Spray
Silver gilt Floral Spray
1368-1644
Object number: 45.75
Ram's Head
Ram's Head
618-906
Object number: 52.129
Buddha
Buddha
5th-6th century
Object number: 52.131
Dancing figure
Dancing figure
17th century
Object number: 52.51