Tubular head ornament

Detail of a pattern
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At A Glance

  • Period

    ca. 3800 - 2700 BCE
  • Geography

    Northeast China
  • Material

    Jade (nephrite)
  • Dimension

    H x W x D: 15.8 x 9.7 x 7 cm (6 1/4 x 3 13/16 x 2 3/4 in)
  • Accession Number

    S1987.842
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_S1987.842

Object Details

  • Description

    Tubular ornament, smoothly ground with upper rim slanted back at a steep angle; irregularities at various points on rim; narrower bottom uneven and worn; translucent olive-green. (Large, wide veins of calcification; several large flaws in surface and in edge; cracks, edges nicked, and surface pitted.)
  • Collection

    Arthur M. Sackler Collection
  • Exhibition History

    The Arts of China (November 18, 1990 to September 7, 2014)
    In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
  • Origin

    Northeast China
  • Culture

    Hongshan culture, ca. 3800-ca. 2700 BCE
  • Credit Line

    Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
  • Type

    Jewelry and Ornament
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