Medium:

Bone

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 1.9 × 2.2 × 0.7 cm (3/4 × 7/8 × 1/4 in)

Type:

Unclassified

Origin:

Anyang, probably Henan province, China

Date:

ca. 1250 - ca. 1050 BCE

Period:

Late Shang dynasty, Anyang Period

Provenance:

From 1936 to 1991

John Hadley Cox (1913-2005), Las Vegas, Nevada, purchased in Xiaotun, Anyang, Honan province, China. [1]

From 1991

Freer Gallery of Art, gift of John Hadley Cox, Las Vegas, Nevada. [2]

Notes:

[1] See Curatorial Remark 1. See also the "List of Objects Offered to the Freer Gallery of Art" and Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

[2] See note 1.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Exhibition History:

Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings (February 25, 2023 to April 28, 2024)

Previous custodian or owner:

John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

Topic:

bone  Search this

Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)  Search this

Anyang period, Late Shang dynasty (ca. 1300 - 1050 BCE)  Search this

China  Search this

Chinese Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

Accession Number:

FSC-O-35

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

On View:

Sackler Gallery 24a: Anyang: China's Ancient City of Kings

Related Online Resources:

Google Cultural Institute

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3b95766cd-aca9-4c62-9ae0-9f7477f9b176

EDAN-URL:

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