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Fish with Curved Snout

1200–1000 BCE

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

(c. 1046–771 BCE)
Medium
jade
Measurements
Overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
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Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.156
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A horizontal jade figurine is shaped like a fish with an elongated, upturned snout. A circular hole creates an eye above an open mouth. Three pointed fins line the top edge with three matching fins along the bottom, leading to a notched tail. Carved from translucent brown and olive green stone, the ornament features scattered patches of reddish-orange pigment across its surface and edges.

Fish with Curved Snout

1200–1000 BCE

China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE) to Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE)

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