Plaque
1st century-3rd century (made)
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Calcified cream-white flecked with grey. Fragment of a plaque with incised decoration of a bear. An applique flat below and shaped at the top. On the upper surface depicted in relief are an open-mouthed bear and part of another animal whose claw and tail appear at the left, on a ground covered with hillocks and spirals. The reverse is smooth and is pierced with four double holes for attachment, and in decorated with incised scrollwork.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Nephrite jade |
| Brief description | Creamy white fragment with bear pattern |
| Physical description | Calcified cream-white flecked with grey. Fragment of a plaque with incised decoration of a bear. An applique flat below and shaped at the top. On the upper surface depicted in relief are an open-mouthed bear and part of another animal whose claw and tail appear at the left, on a ground covered with hillocks and spirals. The reverse is smooth and is pierced with four double holes for attachment, and in decorated with incised scrollwork. |
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| Object history | Cunliffe collection, Garner collection previously on loan to V&A |
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| Accession number | FE.2-1985 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2005 |
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