Pendant in the form of a curling dragon

Details

• Title

  Pendant in the form of a curling dragon

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  4th - 3rd century BC (400 - 201 BC)
  Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Warring States Period (475 - 221 BC)

• Material and technique

  jade

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › jade

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment;

  religious/ritual equipment › ritual jade;

  personal ornament › jewellery › pendant

• Dimensions

  11 x 10.8 x 0.6 cm max. (height x width x depth)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Sir Herbert Ingram, 1956.

• Museum location

  Ground floor | Gallery 10 | China to AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1956.1592

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