• Ancestor tablet with animal head
  • Ancestor tablet with animal head

Ancestor tablet with animal head

Classification
Ceremonial Object
Historical period(s)
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE
Object Date
ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE
Medium
Jade
Dimension(s)
H x W x D: 7.5 x 3.4 x 1.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in)
Origin
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1987.600
獸首飾柄形器
晚商安陽時期(公元前1300--1050年)
中國,疑似河南安陽市
軟玉
高7.5、寬3.4、厚1.5釐米
亞瑟·M·賽克勒贈送
器物編號:S1987.600
On View Location
Currently not on view
Provenance
Previous owner(s)
J. T. Tai & Co. (established in 1950)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
Description
Ornament (handle?), with animal head in high relief on one side; opaque cream-tan. (Calcified, with crystalline area; broken off end [?] chipped, worn.)
Curatorial Remarks
Published References
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