COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1950.315
AMICA Library Year:
1999
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Dates/Places:
Chinese Asia,East Asia,China
Creator Name-CRT:
Anonymous
Title:
Blade
Title Type:
preferred
View:
front view
Creation Date:
Late Neolithic period or early Shang dynasty, 2nd millennium B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-2000
Creation End Date:
-1001
Materials and Techniques:
Symbol of rank, scepter-shape. Dark brown jade, lighter markings
Classification Term:
Jade
Creation Place:
Asia,East Asia,China
Dimensions:
35.5 x 7.6 x .8 cm.14" total length; 3" greatest width around hole; 5/16" average thickness
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1950.315
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E35547.TIF
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