Plaque: Wild Goat and Deer | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2016.202
Title: Plaque: Wild Goat and Deer
Classification: Plaques
Date: 600-400 BCE
Period: Zhou dynasty, Eastern Zhou period, 770-256 BCE
Culture: East Asian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/352485

Physical Descriptions

Medium: leaded bronze
Technique: Cast
Dimensions: 5.2 x 3 cm (2 1/16 x 1 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: William D. Vogel (H’30), Milwaukee, WI (by 1930-1980), inherited; by Virginia Booth Vogel, Milwaukee, WI (1980-1998), by descent; to Frederick Vogel III, Milwaukee, WI (1998-2016), gift; to The Harvard Art Museums.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Frederick Vogel III in memory of his father, William D. Vogel, H’30
Accession Year: 2016
Object Number: 2016.202
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: This plaque features two recumbent animals--a wild goat and a stag or gazelle--separated by a rectangular panel with a geometric pattern. The relief is shallow and the back of the plaque concave; a strap running across each hollow animal body at back served to attach the plaque to a leather belt. Ornaments with stacked animals reflecting the local fauna appear to have been popular among the non-Chinese peoples living east of the Taihang Mountains (in modern northeastern China).

Blackish patina.

Verification Level

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