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Pendant in the form of a phoenix
- loan
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Details
- Associated place
- Date
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18th century (1701 - 1800)
Qing Dynasty (1645 - 1911)
- Material and technique
- jade, with carved decoration
- Dimensions
- 4.3 x 7.5 x 0.7 cm (height x width x depth)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Lent by the Sir Alan Barlow Collection Trust.
- Accession no.
- LI1301.20
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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. J5
Glossary
phoenix
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phoenix
Mythical bird known as hōō in Japan. The Islamic tradition appropriated the far-eastern iconography of the phoenix and used it to represent another mythical bird, the simurgh.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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The Barlow Collection
The flat pendant is made of opaque, yellowish-beige stone, carved like a stylized phoenix, its head, with pointed beak and bushy crest, its curling body formed of curved bands with protruding curls to indicate feet and tail. The surface is carved with simple dots and curls in the style of archaic jades.
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