Object: Pendant in the form of a dragon S1987.541

Historical period(s): Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE

: 龍形飾
晚商安陽時期（公元前1300-1050年）
中國，疑似河南安陽市
軟玉
高2.1、寬4.6、厚0.5釐米
亞瑟·M·賽克勒贈送
器物編號: S1987.541

Description: Profile kui 夔 pendant; carved openwork; somewhat translucent tans. (Largely calcified; some worn to powder; cinnabar deposits.)

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Kelly Welch, September 21, 1993) Format changed from "Pendant" to "Plaque." Title/Subject changed from "Pendant" to "Tiger Plaque."

2. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification

3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, May 3, 2018) Title changed from "Tiger plaque" to "Pendant in the form of a dragon"; object name changed from "tiger plaque" to "pendant"; period one changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Shang dynasty"; date changed from "ca. 1200-1100 BCE" to "ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE"; period two added "Anyang period"; geography changed from "China" to "China, probably Henan province, Anyang"; medium changed from "jade" to "jade (nephrite)"; added Chinese object caption by Jingmin; and added the following to the description, "Profile kui 夔 pendant; carved openwork; somewhat translucent tans. (Largely calcified; some worn to powder; cinnabar deposits.)"

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Pendant in the form of a dragon