Detail of a Chinese embroidered silk tussore with a phoenix from a Scythian tomb. Artist: Unknown

Detail of a Chinese embroidered silk tussore with a phoenix from a Scythian tomb. Artist: Unknown

2-580-765 - © CM Dixon/Heritage Images

Detail of a Chinese embroidered silk tussore with a phoenix, the earliest known example of chinese silk surviving in good condition. Found in the frozen tomb of a Scythian chief at Pazyryk, Altai region, Russia.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
People Related
  1. CM Dixon: British: Photographer

Medium
  1. Silk

Picture Type
  1. Object

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Animal Life

History & Politics Artefacts


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5257x3335
File Size : 51,364kb


Aliases

  1. 3MECF30
  1. 1D
  1. 0370001795
  1. 2-580-765
  1. 2580765

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