Dragon pendant / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number
1960/2.113
Title
Dragon pendant
Object Creation Date
circa 1300 BCE - circa 1100 BCE
Object Creation Place
Asia (continent)
China (nation)
Henan (province)
Anyang
Creation Place 1
Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2
China (nation)
Creation Place 3
Henan (province)
Creation Place 4
Anyang
Dimensions
4.5 cm x 9.2 cm x 0.5 cm (1 3/4 in. x 3 5/8 in. x 3/16 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Jewelry
Primary Object Type
pendant
Secondary Object Classification
Ritual Objects
Secondary Object Type
animal figure
Physical Description
Highly stylized depiction of dragon design with tiger head, lower right portion broken off
Subject Matter
jade pendant of zoomorphic design and classic Late Shang style. The head is depicted as a feline with open mouth. Lower right portion broken off. Relief carving in double lines on surface. Used as pendant for high elite in Shang period, generally encountered as tomb furnishing in the Central Plains of northern China
Primary Keywords
dragons
pendant (jewelry)
stone
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Record
1960/2.113
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"Dragon pendant; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.113/1960_2.113obv.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 29, 2024.
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