Pendant in the form of a dragon
Object Details
- Description
- Pendant; profile animal; carved and pierced; green and opaque creams. (Mostly calcified; chipped; pitted at edge; heavy cinnabar deposits.)
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Credit Line
- Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
- ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE
- Period
- Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period
- Accession Number
- S1987.523
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Jewelry and Ornament
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3 x 4.6 x 0.6 cm (1 3/16 x 1 13/16 x 1/4 in)
- Origin
- Anyang, probably Henan province, China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- Jades for Life and Death
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- carving
- jade
- nephrite
- dragon
- Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.523
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3ebe98dd4-e523-481d-8397-fd29e49c6910
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