• Ancestor tablet
  • Ancestor tablet

Ancestor tablet

Classification
Ceremonial Object
Historical period(s)
Middle Shang dynasty, ca. 1400-ca. 1300 BCE
Object Date
ca. 1400-ca. 1300 BCE
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
H x W x D (overall): 6.3 x 1.8 x 1.4 cm (2 1/2 x 11/16 x 9/16 in)
Origin
China
Credit Line
The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S2012.9.290
柄形器
中商(公元前1400--1300年)
中國
軟玉
高6.3、寬1.8、厚1.4釐米
史密森博物學院亞瑟·M·賽克勒美術館保羅·辛格中國藝術收藏品;亞瑟·M·賽克勒基金會,保羅·辛格,AMS基金會,及亞瑟·M·賽克勒子女聯合贈送
器物編號:S2012.9.290
On View Location
Currently not on view
Curatorial Remarks
Published References
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