Textile Ornament(?): Phoenix
This phoenix bird made of thin gold foil has tiny holes all along its edges, suggesting that it was sewn onto a textile.
Credit: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
c. 700s
Beaten gold with chased detail
13.3 x 10.7cm
1942.1083.2
Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023
Where you'll find this
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Permanent collection