Object Title
Plaque
Measurements
8 1/4 × 4 5/8 in. (21 × 11.7 cm)
Creation Date
10th century
Credit Line
San Antonio Museum of Art, purchased with funds provided by the Bessie Timon Endowment Fund
Museum Name
Museum Contact
Lynley J. McAlpine, PhD <Lynley.McAlpine@samuseum.org>
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
https://sanantonio.emuseum.com/objects/23489
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
907 CE (end of Tang Dynasty)
Provenance Information
Acquired in Hong Kong by Kaikodo, 1990s; purchased by the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2021.
Exhibition Information
N/a
Publication Information
Published in Kaikodo Journal v (Autumn 1997), no. 68.
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
This plaque was acquired by Kaikodo in Hong Kong in 1990s. The plaque was published Kaikodo Journal V (Autumn 1997), no. 68 and Orientations, September 2006. This plaque expands SAMA’s important collection of works from the Liao dynasty (907-1125).