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Breast plate adornment, Date Unknown, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Chinese, South and Southeast Asian Art

circular breast plate adornment; center has a rather large sphere; sphere is surrounded by four identical panels with a single butterfly in each one; background of tiny dots; panels separated by strips of silver with dots in relief; two rings of T-shaped fringe curve in toward the center, run around the outside; back of plate has a pin-like piece on it
Size: 5 5/8 x 7 x 2 in. (14.29 x 17.78 x 5.08 cm)
Medium: Silver

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/103729/

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