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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Chinese
Title:Head of a Tiger
Date Made:17th -11th century BCE; Shang Dymasty
Type:Sculpture
Materials:jade
Place Made:China
Measurements:7/8 x 11 1/4 x 3/4 in.; 2.2225 x 28.575 x 1.905 cm
Narrative Inscription:  unmarked
Accession Number:  SC 1960.164.1
Credit Line:Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ivan B. Hart
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
greenish white pendant in shape of tiger head with open mouth, resting on forepaws, Shang eye with straight line above pupil and elongated canthus, raised spirals on jaw and above ear, opening cut completely through object and two grooves on roof of mouth; animal

Tags:
animals; abstract

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