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
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.