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Hinged cosmetic box in the form of a clam’s shell with birds and floral scrolls
late 7th-early 8th century
Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States
Details
- Title: Hinged cosmetic box in the form of a clam’s shell with birds and floral scrolls
- Date Created: late 7th-early 8th century
- Location: China, Shaanxi province, Probably Xi’an
- External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
- Medium: Silver
- Historical Period: Early or mid-Tang dynasty
- Credit Line: Purchase
- Collection: Freer Gallery of Art
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