Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pendant with Openwork Dragons in Form of An Archer's Ring

AMICA ID: 
AIC_.1950.656
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Costume and Jewelry
Creator Name: 
Unknown
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Dates/Places: 
Chinese Asia,East Asia,China
Creator Name-CRT: 
Anonymous
Title: 
Pendant with Openwork Dragons in Form of An Archer's Ring
Title Type: 
preferred
View: 
front view
Creation Date: 
Eastern Han dynasty, 1st/2nd century A.D.
Creation Start Date: 
1
Creation End Date: 
200
Materials and Techniques: 
Mottled tan and green jade, partly decorated. Glossy finish. The basic shape is that of an archer's ring, surrounded by a pair of feline-like animals in relief and openwork. The body of one animal reaches over to the back. (Salmony, 1952)Pendant - with hydras.
Classification Term: 
Jade
Creation Place: 
Asia,East Asia,China
Dimensions: 
6.5 x 4.2 x .5 cm.2 7/16" length; 7/16" width; 1/8" average thickness
AMICA Contributor: 
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: 
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 
1950.656
Credit Line: 
The Art Institute of Chicago, Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection
Rights: 
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AIC_.E21663.TIF