Aureola-shaped Adornment

This piece is considered the most beautiful among artifacts of the same type excavated from Wolji Pond. This is a boat-shaped one decorated with patterns of arabesque and flames in openwork. The upper part features a small standing Buddha statue. The center of the metal plate has a hole to be fitted into a protrusion of the statue. Considering the size of this aureola, the statue is likely to have been around 20 cm long.