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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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Human-Face Ornament
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Date:
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1027-775 B.C.
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Medium:
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Calcified tan-grey jade
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Dimensions:
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2 1/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/16 in. (5.4 x 8.26 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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The design of a human face is incised on only the front side; the simple features of eyes, nose, rectangular mouth are slightly raised as cut from stencil; slightly convex; pale brown jade, calcified partially; two pairs of holes in the back along the edge
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Creation Place:
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Asia, China
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Accession #:
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50.46.230
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Owner:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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