• 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. 1250-1050 BCE
Object Date
ca. 1250-1050 BCE
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
H x W x D: 5.4 × 4.5 × 2 cm (2 1/8 × 1 3/4 × 13/16 in)
Origin
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1987.879
鳥形飾(二次加工)
晚商安陽時期(公元前1250-1050年)
中國,疑似河南安陽市
軟玉
高5.1、寬4.5、厚2釐米
亞瑟·M·賽克勒贈送
器物編號:S1987.879
On View Location
Currently not on view
Provenance
Previous owner(s)
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)
Edna H. Bahr (1907-1986)
Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
Description
This stylized owl is decorated all over the back and wings with a mask, worked in flat relief. Only the outline of the wings and the striated tail create a bird. The stone is greenish-gray. (Old labels adhere to back; large chip in right side; soil and cinnabar adhere; flaw on bottom; nick in left wing tip, bottom.)
Past label text
Curatorial Remarks
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