Pendant in the Form of an Animal

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Title	Pendant in the Form of an Animal
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	1100-771 B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G215

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Jade | Highly calcified, opaque ivory jade with little remnant of the orginal green color with traces of red pigment

Size:

3 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 1/4 in. (9.53 x 2.7 x 0.64 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, China

Culture:

Asia, China

Style:

11th-8th century B.C., Late Western Chou dynasty

Physical Description:

animal pendant; highly calcified, opaque ivory jade, little remnant of the original green color, traces of red pigment; Huang shaped pendant with bird beak, tiger body and a fish tail; lei-wan design around eye

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

Accession Number:

50.46.357

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009

Pendant in the Form of an Animal

Artist Unknown (China)

1100-771 B.C.