Object: Forked blade (zhang 璋), fragment S2012.9.257

Classification: Ceremonial Object

Maker(s): Artist: Erlitou culture 二里頭 (ca. 2000-1600 BCE)

Historical period(s): Late Neolithic period, ca. 2000-ca. 1600 BCE

Object Date: ca. 2000-ca. 1600 BCE

Medium: Jade (nephrite)

Dimension(s): H x W x D (overall): 14 x 5.1 x 0.2 cm (5 1/2 x 2 x 1/16 in)

Origin: China, probably Henan province

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: S2012.9.257

: 璋（殘損）
新石器時代晚期二里頭文化（公元前2000--1600年）
中國
軟玉
高14、寬5.1、厚0.2釐米
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器物編號：S2012.9.257

Curatorial Remarks

1. (Jeffrey Smith per Keith Wilson, August 14, 2008) Weapon and Armament added as secondary classification.

2. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, August 15, 2017) Title changed from "Forked blade (zhang), fragment" to "Forked blade (zhang 璋), fragment"; period one changed from "Shang dynasty" to "Late Neolithic period"; date changed from "ca. 2000-1600 BCE" to "5000-1700 BCE"; medium changed from "jade" to "jade (nephrite)".

3. (Najiba Choudhury per Keith Wilson, December 7, 2018) Period changed from "Late Neolithic period or early Shang dynasty" to "Late Neolithic period"; date changed from "ca. 1600-ca. 1300 BCE" to "ca. 2000-1600 BCE"; geography changed from "probably Henan province, China" to "China"; added Chinese translation by Jingmin Zhang, and unpublished research by Jenny F. So.

Published References

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

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