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| Title | Animal Face Appliqué |
| Artist | Artist Unknown (China) |
| Date | 1766-1122 B.C. |
| Institution | Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Location | On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G215 |
| Medium: | Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Jade | Calcified green jade |
| Size: | 2 1/4 x 2 x 7/16 in. (5.72 x 5.08 x 1.19 cm) |
| Creation Place: | Asia, China |
| Culture: | Asia, China |
| Style: | Shang dynasty, 18th-12th century B.C. |
| Physical Description: | Mask of a monster like animal (t'ao-tieh); carved interrupted outline; incised double line on both sides, detailed features of the mask on the front side, one at the edge of each 'jaw' of the animal mask. Calcified green jade; traces of earth like substance on the back. |
| Credit: | Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury |
| Accession Number: | 50.46.266 |
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| Added to Site: | February 28, 2009 |
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