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Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk

1300–1000 BCE
(c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
jade
Overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1952.573
Location: not on view
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The mouth, the underside of the nose, and the tapering hole for attachment at the rear of the head were cut by drilling.

Description

This small jade was shaped into a fantastic, composite animal: a feline form with bovine horns and an elephant's trunk.
Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk

Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk

1300–1000 BCE

China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)

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