A blue-green rectangle shape object with curved corners and is covered in inlaid turquoise pieces. The edges have a grey-green line with rough texture along them that swirl and curve into the middle of the middle. Two 3D turquoise orbs are near the bottom-center of the piece.
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A blue-green rectangle shape object shown laying vertically flat on a grey background. It has curved corners and is covered in inlaid turquoise rectangle pieces. The edges have a grey-green line with rough texture along them that swirl and curve into the middle of the middle. Two 3D turquoise orbs are near the bottom-center of the piece. There are four small loops near the four corners of the piece on the left and right sides.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1943.52.45
Title
Turquoise-Inlaid Plaque with Stylized Animal-Mask Decoration
Classification
Plaques
Work Type
plaque
Date
1900 - 1500 BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Erlitou culture, c. 1900-1500 BCE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/204651

Location

Location
Level 1, Room 1740, Early Chinese Art, Arts of Ancient China from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Bronze with turquoise inlay
Dimensions
H. 17.2 x W. 11.3 x Thickness 0.4 cm (6 3/4 x 4 7/16 x 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop
Accession Year
1943
Object Number
1943.52.45
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • S427: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 10/20/1985 - 04/30/2008
  • Re-View: S228-230 Arts of Asia, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 05/31/2008 - 06/01/2013
  • 32Q: 1740 Early China I, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Subjects and Contexts

  • Google Art Project

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