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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:Pig in Recumbent Position
Date Made:206 BCE -220 CE; Han Dynsty
Type:Sculpture
Materials:Jade (nephrite)
Place Made:China
Measurements:7/8 x 4 1/8 x 7/8 in.; 2.2225 x 10.4775 x 2.2225 cm
Narrative Inscription:  umarked
Accession Number:  SC 1959.242.5a
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan B. Hart
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
greenish white mottled stylized reclining pig, partly translucent, rounded on top, flat on bottom, cut to indicate legs, hooves, belly, opposite side plain except for continuation of cut over back, small perforation through tail; animal

Tags:
animals; abstract

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