Pendant in the form of a fish

Details

• Title

  Pendant in the form of a fish

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  12th - 9th century BC
  Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 - c. 1050 BC)
  Western Zhou Dynasty (c. 1050 - c. 771 BC)

• Material and technique

  jade, with traces of cinnabar

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › jade;

  inorganic › mineral › cinnabar

• Technique index

  carved

• Object type

  personal ornament › jewellery › pendant;

  religious/ritual equipment › funerary equipment;

  religious/ritual equipment › ritual jade

• Dimensions

  4.8 x 1.9 x 0.3 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.

  EA1956.1667

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