Period:Shang dynasty Production date:1200BC-1050BC (circa)
Materials:jade
Technique:incised
Subjects:mammal
Dimensions:Length: 5.60 centimetres
Description:
Pendant. Tiger-shaped pendant; with U-shaped ear, open mouth and long, broad tail ending in a sharp edge. Its body is embellished with incised hooks and spirals. Made of jade.
IMG
![图片[1]-figure; pendant BM-1935-0724.13-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00821983_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure; pendant BM-1935-0724.13-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00487626_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1995:The early examples of tigers tend to be three-dimensional. Very quickly the tiger pendants were flattened and then simplified. See also BM 1945.1017.118 and BM 1947.0712.497.
Materials:jade
Technique:incised
Subjects:mammal
Dimensions:Length: 5.60 centimetres
Description:
Pendant. Tiger-shaped pendant; with U-shaped ear, open mouth and long, broad tail ending in a sharp edge. Its body is embellished with incised hooks and spirals. Made of jade.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1995:The early examples of tigers tend to be three-dimensional. Very quickly the tiger pendants were flattened and then simplified. See also BM 1945.1017.118 and BM 1947.0712.497.
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