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A select catalogue of the Barlow collection of Chinese Ceramics, Bronzes and Jades by the University of Sussex (published Sussex, 2006).

The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

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Sword hilt with animal decoration

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  • Literature notes

    The piece is exquisitely made, of opaque greenish-beige stone, carved like a slightly curved band with downward curling ends and a square socket for attachment underneath. The surface is decorated with a highly stylized animal motif, consisting of an abstract pattern of interconnected curled motifs, arranged at right angles, with a head indicated at one end by two eyes under curved eyebrows. The decoration is raised in shallow relief with faintly incised detail. The underside is plain.
  • Details

    Associated place
    Asia China (place of creation)
    Date
    2nd - 1st century BC (200 - 1 BC)
    Western Han Dynasty (206 BC - AD 9)
    Material and technique
    jade, with carved decoration
    Dimensions
    2.5 x 8.6 x 1.4 cm (height x width x depth)
    Material index
    inorganicstonegemstone jade,
    Technique index
    Object type index
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
    Accession no.
    LI1301.18
  • Further reading

    University of Sussex, and Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Barlow Collection, supervised by Regina Krahl, Maurice Howard, and Aiden Leeves (Sussex: University of Sussex, 2006), no. J3

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    • currently in research collection

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Publications online

  • The Barlow Collection by the University of Sussex

    The Barlow Collection

    The piece is exquisitely made, of opaque greenish-beige stone, carved like a slightly curved band with downward curling ends and a square socket for attachment underneath. The surface is decorated with a highly stylized animal motif, consisting of an abstract pattern of interconnected curled motifs, arranged at right angles, with a head indicated at one end by two eyes under curved eyebrows. The decoration is raised in shallow relief with faintly incised detail. The underside is plain.
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