Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pendant with taotie head and cicadalike body.
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AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1950.370
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Chinese Asia,East Asia,China
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Anonymous
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Title:
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Pendant with taotie head and cicadalike body.
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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front view
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Creation Date:
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Late Shang dynasty, 13th/11th century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-1299
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Creation End Date:
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-1000
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Materials and Techniques:
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Pale green jade with tan markings. The animal face is topped by two large pointed horns which flank a small two-parted projection. The lower part of the object is covered by two concentric pairs of crested double spirals. The perforation of the projection between the horns is drilled from both sides. Both sides identical. (Salmony, 1952)
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Classification Term:
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Jade
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Creation Place:
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Asia,East Asia,China
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Dimensions:
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7.0 x 4.2 x .4 cm.2 3/4" length; 1 5/8" width; 3/16" greatest thickness
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1950.370
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E24477.TIF
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