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Pendant in the form of a tiger by Christian R. Holmes, Arthur M. Sackler — VisualArtsDB

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Pendant in the form of a tiger

Pendant in the form of a tiger

Pendant in the form of a tiger

Christian R. Holmes Arthur M. Sackler

1000

Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Genre: Jewelry and ornament
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Styles

Jewelry and Ornament

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nephriteChinese ArtjadeTigerArtcarvingAnyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)

About

Pendant, profile animal; long tail raised to loop; few carved details; pierced; opaque tans. (Calcified; brown substance on surface; deposits of cinnabar.)

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