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HAN DYNASTY, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC
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A GREENISH-WHITE AND BROWN JADE FIGURE OF A PIG
HAN DYNASTY, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC
The rounded rectangular block carved as a recumbent pig with flat snout, with deep slanting grooves delineating the ears, the front and rear legs and the small tail which is drilled through its base, the pale greenish-white stone imbued with warm color from the brownish areas which may be a result of alteration
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) long
HAN DYNASTY, 2ND-1ST CENTURY BC
The rounded rectangular block carved as a recumbent pig with flat snout, with deep slanting grooves delineating the ears, the front and rear legs and the small tail which is drilled through its base, the pale greenish-white stone imbued with warm color from the brownish areas which may be a result of alteration
4 5/8 in. (11.8 cm.) long
Provenance
Diedrich-Abbes Collection, 1959.
Exhibited
The Columbia University Exhibition of Three Thousand Years of the Ceramic Art and Ancient Sculpture of China from the Sackler Collections, Low Memorial Library, New York, 1962.
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