Pendant in the form of a dragon
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Period
ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE -
Geography
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Material
Turquoise -
Dimension
H x W x D: 4.1 × 5.2 × 1.1 cm (1 5/8 × 2 1/16 × 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1987.877 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1987.877
Object Details
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Description
This bottle-horned kui 夔 dragon seems to have been worked in the full round, but one side has suffered too much loss of stone through burial damage to let one be certain of the previous presence of design elements. Large suspension hole through the middle. (Generally cracked/creviced with soil/cinnabar accretions; reverse is mostly degraded.) -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Exhibition History
Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989) -
Origin
Anyang, probably Henan province, China -
Credit Line
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Jewelry and Ornament -
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