Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty, ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE
Object Date
ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE
Medium
Jade (nephrite)
Dimension(s)
H x W x D (overall): 9.9 x 6.6 x 0.3 cm (3 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 1/8 in)
Origin
China, probably Henan province, Anyang
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
1. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, May 2, 2018) Title changed from "Arched pendant in the form of a dragon" to "Pendant in the form of a dragon"; period one added "Late Shang dynasty"; period two added "Anyang period"; date changed from "20th century forgery in the style of the late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300- 1050 BCE)" to "ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE"; medium changed from "Jade" to "Jade (nephrite)"; geography changed from "China" to "China, probably Henan province, Anyang"; and added Chinese object caption by Jingmin Zhang.
Published References
J. Keith Wilson, Jingmin Zhang. Jades for Life and Death. .
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