Period:Shang dynasty Production date:1500BC-1050BC
Materials:jade
Technique:engraved
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Length: 6.50 centimetres
Description:
Bird-shaped pendant. Traces of red pigment. Perforated on the chest. Made of engraved jade (green).
IMG
![图片[1]-figure; pendant BM-1945-1017.37-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00341008_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-figure; pendant BM-1945-1017.37-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/Jades/mid_00325351_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1995:Birds with long, downward-turning tails, embellished with incised lines, and a crest are fairly common at Anyang sites, although they became much more widespread in the Western Zhou period. During the Western Zhou dynasty, the angle of the bird’s tail was altered so that it lay horizontal and therefore looked very like a fish’s tail. See also BM 1945.1017.34 and BM 1947.0712.465.
Materials:jade
Technique:engraved
Subjects:bird
Dimensions:Length: 6.50 centimetres
Description:
Bird-shaped pendant. Traces of red pigment. Perforated on the chest. Made of engraved jade (green).
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1995:Birds with long, downward-turning tails, embellished with incised lines, and a crest are fairly common at Anyang sites, although they became much more widespread in the Western Zhou period. During the Western Zhou dynasty, the angle of the bird’s tail was altered so that it lay horizontal and therefore looked very like a fish’s tail. See also BM 1945.1017.34 and BM 1947.0712.465.
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