Pendant; bird in round; wings partly spread; pierced transversely beneath head; translucent light yellow-gray. (Much calcified; minor old nicks; earthy deposits.)
Past label text
1. In Praise of Ancestors, September 28, 1987–January 5, 1989; by Thomas Lawton (shown with S1987.839, S1987.579, S1987.719, S1987.877, S1987.705, S1987.861, S1987.689, and S1987.864; additional pendants shown in same case)
Pendant (Pei 珮)
13th–11th centuries BCE
Shang 商 dynasty
China
Jade
2. Ancient Chinese Jades and Bronzes, October 1, 1989–September 10, 1990; by Thomas Lawton
Bird Pendant (Niao Pei 鳥佩)
Shang 商 dynasty, ca. 1200 BCE
China
Jade
Curatorial Remarks
1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, July 1, 2008) Jewelry added as secondary classification.
2. (Susan Kitsoulis per Keith Wilson, June 15, 2010) Title changed from "Pendant (pei 佩): Bird" to "Pendant in the form of a bird." Object name from "Pendant: bird" to "Jewelry."
3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, May 9, 2018) Title changed from "Pendant (pei) in the form of a bird" to "Pendant in the form of a bird"; object name changed from "jewelry" to "Pendant"; period one changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Shang dynasty"; period two added "Anyang period"; date changed from "ca. 13th-11th century BCE" to "ca. 1300-1050 BCE"; object name changed from "Jade" to "Jade (nephrite)"; added Chinese object caption by Jingmin Zhang; added the following to the description, "Pendant; bird in round; wings partly spread; pierced transversely beneath head; translucent light yellow-gray. (Much calcified; minor old nicks; earthy deposits.)"; and added past label text by Thomas Lawton.
Published References
J. Keith Wilson, Jingmin Zhang. Jades for Life and Death. .
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