AMICA ID:
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AIC_.1950.519
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AMICA Library Year:
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1999
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Object Type:
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Costume and Jewelry
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Creator Name:
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Unknown
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Creator Nationality:
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Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Chinese Asia,East Asia,China
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Anonymous
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Title:
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Cong prism or bracelet
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Title Type:
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preferred
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View:
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front view
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Creation Date:
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Late Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c.2800 B.C. - c.2400 B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-2800
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Creation End Date:
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-2400
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Materials and Techniques:
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Mottled tan and green jade.
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Classification Term:
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Jade
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Subject Description:
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The corners of the pyramid are rounded. The sides have plain vertical bands in the center, and are crossed by incised lines with greatly simplified masks, one at each corner, placed in such a way that the vertical edge corresponds to the center of the nose-ridge. Inside of cone evenly finished, except for some grooves near one end.
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Creation Place:
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Asia,East Asia,China
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Dimensions:
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3.0 x 11.2 cm.1 3/16" total hgt; 4 3/8" greatest diam.; 7/8" greatest thickness.
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Art Institute of Chicago
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Owner Location:
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
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ID Number:
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1950.519
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Credit Line:
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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AIC_.E14061.TIF
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