Section of a Coffin Platform: Dragon
A dark limestone panel carved in low relief with a dragon whose sinuous body coils through swirling scrolls and cloud forms. A row of rounded, lobed motifs runs along the top edge, framing the composition with a bold, rhythmic border.
Look closer: Small curled scroll motifs and a metal fitting on the right edge hint at how the panel was attached.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- 550–77
- Medium
- limestone
- Source
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Size
- 2075 × 3400 px
Public domain · The Cleveland Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 577).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access, share_license_status=CC0)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lange