Knife pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a bracelet

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Period
ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE -
Geography
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Material
Jade (neprhite) imported from the northeast -
Dimension
H x W x D: 7 × 3 × 1.5 cm (2 3/4 × 1 3/16 × 9/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1987.549 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.549
Object Details
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Description
Pendant kui 夔; curved; pierced; translucent light yellow-green. (Minor flaws.) -
Previous custodian or owner
Abel William Bahr (1877-1959)Edna H. Bahr (died 1978)Dr. Arthur M. Sackler (1913-1987) -
Provenance
Abel William Bahr (1877–1959), Shanghai, China, London, England, Montreal, Canada, New York, NY, and Ridgefield, Connecticut [1]From 1959 to 1963Edna H. Bahr (d. 1978), by descent from her father, Abel William BahrFrom 1963 to 1987Arthur M. Sackler, New York, purchased from Edna H. Bahr in 1963 [2]From 1987Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, gift of Arthur M. Sackler in 1987 [3]Notes:[1] According to information provided by the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, October 9, 2009.[2] See note 1.[3] Pursuant to the agreement between 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. -
Origin
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Jewelry and Ornament -
On View
Sackler Gallery 23b: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings -
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