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Chimera

CultureChinese
DateHan dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
MediumGreenish-black nephrite (jade)
DimensionsOverall: 1 1/2 × 2 3/8 × 7/8 inches (3.81 × 6.03 × 2.22 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Laurence Sickman
Object numberF88-40/21
On View
On view
Gallery Location
  • 224
Collections
Provenance

Laurence Sickman;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1988.

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Pig
Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
F88-40/20
Ceremonial Dagger Ax
Shang dynasty (1500-1045 B.C.E.)
49-25
Pendant with Rampant Tiger Motif
5th-3rd century B.C.E.
50-21
Ring
3rd century B.C.E.
50-43
Handle
10th century B.C.E.
49-2
Geometric Pig
Han dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.)
F88-40/19
Fish Plaque
Song dynasty (960-1279)
68-16/32
Incense Burner
Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
51-56/18.1,2
Four Rings, Linked in Pairs
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
68-16/25
Head of a Staff in the Shape of a Pigeon
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
74-2
Bird
Neolithic period (7000-2000 B.C.E.)
36-21