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Elongated Jade Bird Figure, 10th-9th century BCE

Elongated Jade Bird Figure

10th-9th century BCE · Ritual Implements

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

Harvard Art Museums

Cambridge, United States

Room1740, floor 1, Early Chinese Art

On public display.

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Source
The museum
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About the sculpture

In the Zhou dynasty the number of jades in burial sites increased significantly, as multiple plaques and beads were sewn or strung together and draped over the face and body of the deceased. Jades in the forms of figures and animals became increasingly realistic, and surface patterns became more complex and highly decorative.

Harvard Art Museums

Particulars

Accession number
1943.50.205

In the catalog

SculptureBefore 1400Chinese

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 1740, floor 1, Early Chinese Art, Harvard Art Museums

Museum page
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