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LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-9TH CENTURY BC
Details
THREE SMALL JADE FISH-FORM PENDANTS
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-9TH CENTURY BC
All are detailed with circular eyes, gills, and incised fins: one of greyish-green color, possibly repurposed from a bracelet; one of greyish-beige color, with very tapered tail; and the third of pale brown color with straight body.
1 7/8, 1 ¾, and 2 1/8 in. (4.7, 3.1, and 5.3 cm.) long (3)
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-9TH CENTURY BC
All are detailed with circular eyes, gills, and incised fins: one of greyish-green color, possibly repurposed from a bracelet; one of greyish-beige color, with very tapered tail; and the third of pale brown color with straight body.
1 7/8, 1 ¾, and 2 1/8 in. (4.7, 3.1, and 5.3 cm.) long (3)
Provenance
Middle: A. W. Bahr and E. H. Bahr Collection, 1963.
Lower: J. T. Tai & Co., New York, 1965.
All: Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Else Sackler.
Elizabeth A. Sackler.
Lower: J. T. Tai & Co., New York, 1965.
All: Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Else Sackler.
Elizabeth A. Sackler.