Fish Pendant—Arc form (recarved from disc segment?); one contour edge rounded and one flat, split tail bevelled from both. Surfaces identical in design: single incised lines marking eyes and double incised lines marking head and straited fins. Traces of red powder in incisions and small patches of incrusted earth. / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1973/2.31
Title: Fish Pendant—Arc form (recarved from disc segment?); one contour edge rounded and one flat, split tail bevelled from both. Surfaces identical in design: single incised lines marking eyes and double incised lines marking head and straited fins. Traces of red powder in incisions and small patches of incrusted earth.
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: nephrite
Object Creation Date: 16th century BCE - 6th century BCE
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Caroline I. Plumer for the James Marshall Plumer Collection
Period: China, Shang Period (ca 1600-1100 BCE)
Dimensions: 2.5 cm x 8.2 cm x 0.3 cm (1 in. x 3 1/4 in. x 1/8 in.)
Century: 15th-11th century BCE
Primary Keywords: fish
Secondary Keywords: animals; the natural world
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 1455 x 985
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Record: 1973/2.31
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Full citation: "Fish Pendant—Arc form (recarved from disc segment?); one contour edge rounded and one flat, split tail bevelled from both. Surfaces identical in design: single incised lines marking eyes and double incised lines marking head and straited fins. Traces of red powder in incisions and small patches of incrusted earth.; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-2.31/1973_2.31obv.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 16, 2024.