COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
AIC_.1950.319
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, 1st half of 2ndmillennium B.C.
Creation Start Date:
-1500
Creation End Date:
-1000
Materials and Techniques:
Symbol of rank, scepter-shape Greenish black jade, dark veins
Classification Term:
Jade
Creation Place:
Asia,East Asia,China
Dimensions:
32.4 x 10.8 x .3 cm.12 3/4" total length; 4 1/4" greatest width; 1/8" average thickness
AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number:
1950.319
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection
Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E35548.TIF
