• Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked
  • Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked
  • Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked
  • Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked

Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked

Classification
Jewelry and Ornament
Historical period(s)
Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-1050 BCE
Object Date
ca. 1300-1050 BCE
Medium
Jade
Dimension(s)
H x W x D: 2.7 x 3.8 x 1 cm (1 1/16 x 1 1/2 x 3/8 in)
Origin
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1987.696
鳥形飾(二次加工)
晚商安陽時期(公元前1300-1050年)
中國,疑似河南安陽市
軟玉
高2.7、寬3.8、厚1釐米
亞瑟·M·賽克勒贈送
器物編號:S1987.696
On View Location
Currently not on view
Description
Pendant bird carved in the round, wings spread, top view (flattened); few carved linear details; pierced horizontally through beak; semi-translucent marbled tans. (Somewhat calcified; areas of surface roughened on underside.)
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