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On View In:
Gallery 215
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Artist:
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Artist Unknown
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Title:
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Bird Pendant
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Date:
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1050-770 B.C.
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Medium:
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Highly calcified jade with deep yellow-green clouds with traces of red pigment
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Dimensions:
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1 x 1 1/4 x 3/16 in. (2.54 x 3.18 x 0.4 cm)
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Credit Line:
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Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury
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Location:
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Gallery 215
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Object Description
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Classification:
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Jade
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Physical Description:
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Seated bird in silhouette, goose, incised details, both sides identical; perforation drilled at lower part of bird's neck; traces of red pigment. Pendant shows seated bird in profile described as wild goose. Highly calcified jade with deep-green clouds, remnants of the original color; traces of red pigment and earthlike substance. Biconical perforation for stringing at base of neck.
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Creation Place:
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Asia, China
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Accession #:
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50.46.227
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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