Chinese beaten silver box with foliate scrolls

An image of Box. Unknown maker, China. Small circular box, made from beaten silver, of a slightly convex shape with straight sides. Both the box and the cover are decorated with foliate scrolls. The pattern has been gilded and is chased on a ground of regular ring matting. The sides have been soldered to the base. Silver, chased, gilded and engraved, diameter 5.2 cm, height 1.9 cm, T’ang Dynasty (618-906).

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Box. Unknown maker, China. Small circular box, made from beaten silver, of a slightly convex shape with straight sides. Both the box and the cover are decorated with foliate scrolls. The pattern has been gilded and is chased on a ground of regular ring matting. The sides have been soldered to the base. Silver, chased, gilded and engraved, diameter 5.2 cm, height 1.9 cm, T’ang Dynasty (618-906).

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Accession Number: O.227-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 799 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 568.18kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1

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AD box box lid chased circular container Fitz_AA foliate gilded gilding matted round scrolls Silver T'ang Dynasty Tang Dynasty

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