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MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA MID-10TH-MID-9TH CENTURY BC
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A JADE DEER-FORM PENDANT
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA MID-10TH-MID-9TH CENTURY BC
The flat pendant is carved in the form of a reclining deer depicted with round eyes, pointed ears and tall antlers. It is pierced above its head for suspension.
1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm.) high
MID-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA MID-10TH-MID-9TH CENTURY BC
The flat pendant is carved in the form of a reclining deer depicted with round eyes, pointed ears and tall antlers. It is pierced above its head for suspension.
1 13/16 in. (4.6 cm.) high
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 84
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 84
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