Oblong Burial Tablet Carved on Both Sides in Relief, with Waves and Abstract Pendant Fret Bands
Unidentified Song Dynasty maker, Chinese, 960 - 1279
Song Dynasty, 960-1279
Brownish gray jade
Overall: 7 1/4 × 4 1/8 in. (18.4 × 10.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of Dr. Lewis and Eva D. Balamuth
MIS.968.102.56
Geography
Place Made: China, East Asia, Asia
Period
1000-1400
Object Name
Funerary Equipment
Research Area
Asia
Not on view
Provenance
Dr. Lewis (1905-1981) and Eva D. (1914-2004) Balamuth, New York, New York; given to present collection, 1968.
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