• Tubular head ornament
  • Tubular head ornament
  • Tubular head ornament
  • Tubular head ornament

Tubular head ornament

Classification
Jewelry and Ornament
Maker(s)
Artist: Forgery in the style of the Neolithic Hongshan culture 紅山 (ca. 3800-ca. 2700 BCE)
Historical period(s)
Late Neolithic period, 20th century
Object Date
20th century
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
H x W: 14.6 x 9.5 cm (5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in)
Origin
China
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1987.626
管狀頭飾
20世紀,仿新石器時代晚期紅山文化(公元前3800--2700年)
中國
軟玉
高14.6、寬9.5、厚6.9釐米
亞瑟 M. 賽克勒贈送
器物編號:S1987.626
On View Location
Currently not on view
Provenance
Previous owner(s)
C.T. Loo, INC. (ca. 1948-no later than July 1953)
C.T. Loo Chinese Art (1953-1961)
Frank Caro Chinese Art (1962-1980)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
Description
Armlet (?) irregular cylinder; flared at one end, one side elongated; undecorated; translucent yellow-green. (Interior cracks; chips one end.)
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