Pendant in the form of a tiger

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Object Details

Collection

Arthur M. Sackler Collection

Exhibition History

Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

One Man’s Search for Ancient China: The Paul Singer Collection (January 19 to July 7, 2013)

Credit Line

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of the Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler

Date

ca. 1250-ca. 1050 BCE

Period

Late Shang dynasty, Anyang period

Accession Number

S2012.9.384

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Type

Jewelry and Ornament

Medium

Bone

Dimensions

H x W x D: 8.2 × 2.5 × 0.9 cm (3 1/4 × 1 × 3/8 in)

Origin

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

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Data Source

National Museum of Asian Art

Topic

bone

tiger

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)

China

Chinese Art

The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

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