Period:Shang dynasty Production date:1200BC-1050BC
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:taotie
Dimensions:Length: 24 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory ornament, decorated with taotie, spirals and hooked flanges.
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![图片[1]-ornament BM-1945-1017.216-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/43/mid_00145976_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-ornament BM-1945-1017.216-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Shang dynasty/43/mid_00153748_001.jpg)
Comments:Rawson 1992:Many decorative motifs on early carvings reflect those used on the most highly valued materials: bronze, jade and lacquer. A Shang dynasty ivory handle in the Museum, for example, is decorated with the same ‘taotie’, dragons and squared spirals as bronzes of the same period (twelfth to eleventh century BC).
Materials:ivory
Technique:carved
Subjects:taotie
Dimensions:Length: 24 centimetres
Description:
Carved ivory ornament, decorated with taotie, spirals and hooked flanges.
IMG
Comments:Rawson 1992:Many decorative motifs on early carvings reflect those used on the most highly valued materials: bronze, jade and lacquer. A Shang dynasty ivory handle in the Museum, for example, is decorated with the same ‘taotie’, dragons and squared spirals as bronzes of the same period (twelfth to eleventh century BC).
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