Pendant with mask

Object Details

• Description

  This jade plaque is in the form of a monster mask, placed at the center of the composition. The stylized horns and the remaining elements of the composition are arranged symmetrically on either side of the central mask. Incised lines, some of them oblique, define the monster mask and decorate the surface of the plaque. Some of the perforations are joined to form an openwork pattern. All of these perforations are arranged symmetrically. (Few slight nicks in edge; calcification evident on reverse.)

• Origin

  China

• Credit Line

  Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Jewelry and Ornament

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1900s, 1990s

• Place

  China

• Topic

  Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE), Art, Chinese Art, Forgery, Masks

• Culture

  Chinese

• Object Type

  Ornaments, Jewelry