Two metal images of tigers, with incised decoration, looking at the viewer while a horned animal is underneath each of the tigers' abdomen.
1943.52.105.A (left) and 1943.52.105.B (right) Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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1943.52.105.A (left) and 1943.52.105.B (right) Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

These are a pair of patinated, metal tigers with a horned animal underneath each tiger. The tigers have their heads turned to look at the viewer but are otherwise in profile. There are incised details depicting the tigers' stripes and the details on the horned animals. The objects are both flat with the exception of the tiger heads, which project out from the body as they turn towards the viewer.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.52.105.A
Title
Plaque with tiger and deer (one of a pair)
Classification
Plaques
Work Type
plaque
Date
6th-5th century BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China, Inner Mongolia (Nei Menggu)
Period
Zhou dynasty, c. 1050-221 BCE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/204315

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cast bronze, Ordos type (probably from Inner Mongolia)
Dimensions
10 x 15.4 x 5.3 cm (3 15/16 x 6 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, February 21, 1935] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1935-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.52.105.A
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

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