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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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Pendant in the form of a Blunt Beaked Bird
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Date:
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1027-775 B.C.
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Medium:
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Translucent grey-brown jade with traces of red pigment
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Dimensions:
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1 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 3/16 in. (3.49 x 9.53 x 0.48 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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Pendant of a blunt beaked bird in profile; long and curved tail; stylized linear indication of the detail features, incised on both sides identically; two perforations, one at the chest and one at the end of the tail. Translucent grey jade, calcified on one side, traces of red pigment (also on the calcified side); traces of clay;
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Creation Place:
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Asia, China
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Accession #:
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50.46.229
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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