Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a bracelet

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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 1300-ca. 1050 BCE
  • Geography

    Anyang, probably Henan province, China
  • Material

    Jade (nephrite)
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 5.1 × 1.6 × 2.5 cm (2 × 5/8 × 1 in)
  • Accession Number

    S1987.471
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S1987.471

Object Details

  • Description

    Curved fish pendant with carved and incised details; pierced at head; translucent brown-green and white; one of a pair with S1987.470. (Some calcification; deposits; cinnabar.)
  • Provenance

    To 1959
    Abel William Bahr (1877–1959), Shanghai, China, London, England, Montreal, Canada, New York, NY, and Ridgefield, Connecticut [1]
    From 1959 to 1963
    Edna H. Bahr (d. 1978), by descent from her father, Abel William Bahr
    From 1963 to 1987
    Arthur M. Sackler, New York, purchased from Edna H. Bahr in 1963 [2]
    From 1987
    Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Dr. Arthur M. Sackler on September 11, 1987 [3]
    Notes:
    [1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009.
    [2] See #173: "Gray surface calcified white. Curved form. Engraved fins," on list provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009, copy in object file.
    [3] Pursuant to the agreement between Dr. Arthur M. Sackler and the Smithsonian Institution, dated July 28, 1982, legal title of the donated objects was transferred to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery on September 11, 1987.
  • Collection

    Arthur M. Sackler Collection
  • Previous custodian or owner

    Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)
    Edna H. Bahr (1907-1986)
    Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987)
  • Origin

    Anyang, probably Henan province, China
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
  • Type

    Jewelry and Ornament
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