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Coiled camel
Coiled camel

Coiled camel

Label TextCreatures in a similar curled-up posture, ranging from elephants and horses to birds and serpents, are found from the Han (206 B.C.-220 A.D.) to the Tang (618-907) periods. This camel appears to be experiencing an itch on its hump.
Object number69.8
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 LineGift of Mrs. John C. Atwood, Jr.
Dimensions1 3/16 x 2 3/8 x 2 in. (3.02 x 6.03 x 5.08 cm)
MediumNephrite
Reclining camel
Chinese
617-906
Object number: 61.107
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Chinese
18th -19th century
Object number: 33.104
Reclining camel
Chinese
early 7th-mid 17th Century
Object number: 37.26
Flute bowl
Chinese
late 18th century
Object number: 33.1385.1
Chinese
late 18th century
Object number: 33.1385.2
Covered dish in the form of a Buddha's hand citron
Chinese
18th-19th century
Object number: 33.1057
Table screen
Chinese
1736- 95
Object number: 33.61.1
Table screen
Chinese
1736- 95
Object number: 33.61.2
Stand with auspicious bats
Chinese
18th century or earlier
Object number: 33.1084
Carved box
Chinese
first half 19th century
Object number: 37.65.1
Carved box
Chinese
first half 19th century
Object number: 37.65.2
Fingernail protector
Chinese
19th century
Object number: 33.1244