Pendant in the form of a bovine head, reworked

Classification: Jewelry and Ornament

Historical period(s): Late Shang dynasty or Western Zhou dynasty, ca. 1100-1000 BCE

Object Date: ca. 1100-1000 BCE

Medium: Jade (steatite)

Dimension(s): H x W x D: 2.4 x 1.9 x 0.6 cm (15/16 x 3/4 x 1/4 in)

Origin: China

Credit Line: Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Collection: Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Accession Number: S1987.715

: 牛首形飾（二次加工）
晚商安陽時期或西周（公元前1100-1000年）
中國
軟玉
高2.4、寬1.9、厚0.6釐米
亞瑟·M·賽克勒贈送
器物編號：S1987.715

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Thomas Lawton, December 18, 1987) Attributed to Shang 商 dynasty.
2. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, October 7, 2019) Title changed from "Bovine Head" to "Pendant in the form of a bovine head, reworked"; Period One changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Shang dynasty or Western Zhou dynasty"; Object name changed from "Pendant" to "Jewelry"; and Date changed from "ca. 1200-1100 BCE" to "ca. 1100-1000 BCE".

Published References

J. Keith Wilson, Jingmin Zhang. Jades for Life and Death. .

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