Shang and Western Zhou: The Dynastic Cycle Emerges in Ancient China
Tue, Dec 20, 2022 09:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 33
Human Figure Pendant, Shang Period (1600-1100 BCE)
Estimate: $4,000 - $5,000
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| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $32,000 | $3,000 |
| $38,000 | $2,000 |
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| $48,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
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| $500,000 | $50,000 |
Human figures rendered in jade are uncommon in metropolitan Shang and early Zhou art. This standing male is wearing a head covering on top of which a bull-nose suspension perforation is drilled. His hands are covering his stomach and his ankles are separated by a straight through perforation. He has a small mouth, wide nose, and his eyes appear to be partially shut. The nephrite is brown and off-white. A comparable work is currently at the British Museum, museum no. 1945,1017.39 .
Jade, H: 1 3/4 in. W: 3/4 in. Th: 3/16 in. With a certificate of authenticity issued by Gu Fang, Senior Fellow of the Institute of Archaeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
(#14646)