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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:Pendant
Date Made:1122-1000 BCE; early Zhou Dynasty
Type:Adornment
Materials:brownish green jade with traces of cinnabar
Place Made:China
Measurements:1 7/16 x 1 1/8 x 1/16 in.; 3.6513 x 2.8575 x .1588 cm
Accession Number:  SC 1961.92.11
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan B. Hart
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
bird or insect form shaped like a hollow half cylinder; round eyes are in slight relief; front feed are divided by striations into four toes; neck section is incised with two squared spirals within a framing band; on lower back are two hanging spirals and a lozenge shape; beak is pierced by a suspension hole

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