
Collection Online as of May 21, 2022
Jade (nephrite)
Gift of Severance A. Millikin 1953.628
241A Arts of Ancient China
With a bovine head and four horns, this seated figurine was a powerful ritual and shamanic symbol. Drill holes above its shoulders form two interconnected perforations for suspension, suggesting that the jade was originally used as a pendant, presumably by the shaman performing the tasks of journeying to and communicating with the supernatural realms.