Deity Plaque
Unknown Artist
c. 300–600 CE
Medium
jade
Dimensions
9 × 7.4 cm
Classification
Jade
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1951.159
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Depicted as an elderly man with a conch shell on his back, this plaque probably portrays God N, the deity who supports the sky.