Bird pendant
Date11th - 9th century B.C.
Maker
Chinese
Label TextThis type of small pendant is regularly found in burial excavations, and spoken of in the literary record as part of the ceremonial garb, since at least the first millennia B.C.
Object number49.238
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, "Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective", December 22, 2007 - July 26, 2009 (12/22/2007 - 7/26/2009)Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions7/8 x 3/16 in. (2.22 x 0.48 cm)
L.: 1 in.
MediumNephrite