Medium:

Chalcedony (quartz)

Dimensions:

H x W: 2.2 × 1.3 cm (7/8 × 1/2 in)

Type:

Ceremonial Object

Origin:

Changhsa or Kingdom of Chu, Possibly Hunan province, China

Date:

206 BCE-220 CE

Period:

Han dynasty

Provenance:

From 1935–37 to 1991

John Hadley Cox (1913–2005), Las Vegas, Nevada. [1]

From 1991

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

Notes:

[1] Excavated by the donor outside the North Gate at Changsha between September 1935 and August 1937. See Curatorial Remark 2 in the object record.

[2] See Deed of Gift from John Hadley Cox, Collections Management Office.

Collection:

Freer Study Collection

Previous custodian or owner:

John Hadley Cox (1913-2005)

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Credit Line:

Gift of the John Hadley Cox Archaeological Study Collection

Accession Number:

FSC-S-83

Restrictions & Rights:

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3400fa2be-e9d2-432a-8669-616e3b4fbc54

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-S-83