A JADE CRESTED MYTHICAL BIRD PENDANT
A JADE CRESTED MYTHICAL BIRD PENDANT

SHANG DYNASTY C. 1600-1046 BC

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A JADE CRESTED MYTHICAL BIRD PENDANT
SHANG DYNASTY C. 1600-1046 BC
The flattened jade is carved in profile as a crested bird depicted with round eyes, a hooked beak and a large crest above its head with notched edges. The body is elaborately decorated in low relief with angular scrolls.
3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long, box
来源
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992

拍品专文

Compare to a similar jade carving of crowned bird in the Aurora Museum Collection, but with two further birds in the middle section, illustrated in Jades of Shang Dynasty, Taipei, 2010, no. 127, p. 173.

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