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Source Description
This small jade was shaped into a fantastic, composite animal: a feline form with bovine horns and an elephant's trunk.
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Document identity
localId
130204
label
Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
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130204
contentType
object
title
Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk
description
This small jade was shaped into a fantastic, composite animal: a feline form with bovine horns and an elephant's trunk.
date
1300–1000 BCE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79912001
genreSpecific
Jade
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
cul
China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
accession
1952.573
Source extras
tec
jade
tombstone
Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk, 1300–1000 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Jade; overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.573
collection
China - Shang Dynasty
didYouKnow
The mouth, the underside of the nose, and the tapering hole for attachment at the rear of the head were cut by drilling.
citations
citation
<em>The Chinese Exhibition; A Commemorative Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, November 1935-March 1936</em>. London: Faber and Faber, 1936.
page_number
cat. no. 27
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 801
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 245
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 245
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 325
creditline
Anonymous Gift
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0c27c9ae93174a7cb96c9954d554de38
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2026-06-18 21:17:01.456000
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130204
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Chinese Art
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China - Shang Dynasty
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jade
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1
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0
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photo
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