FMNH 117943.nosub[1]
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Description: plaster cast of symbol or jade emblem serving in the sacrifice to heavenDownload fileCreator: Susan Jones : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
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Description: scan of catalog card [FRONT] [MAIN BODY] FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. [ written in blue ] Ind | Country China. [ written in red] 54A - 3/04 | Locality Singanfu | People Chinese. Stock. | Name Plaster Cast of jade symbol used in the sacrifice offered to the sun, moon, and the five planets during the Chou period. | Collection Mrs. T.B. Blackstone Expedition, Berthold Laufer, Collector 1908=1910 | Notes | Width diameter 12.3 cm | Length 15.1 cm | Height 1.8 cm | Price | [ LEFT MARGIN ] A | 117943 | ENT | [ sketch of symbol ] | Acc. 1114 | [ BACK ]Catalog Number: 117943.nosub[1]Description: cast of symbolMaterials: plasterCultural Attribution: Han ChineseTime Period: Zhou DynastyAccession Number: [1114] Blackstone Chinese and Tibetan Expedition - 1908-1910 (Expedition)Accession Year: 1910City/Town: Xian - SinganfuCollector/Source: Blackstone Chinese and Tibetan Expedition - 1908-1910, Berthold Laufer : Field Museum of Natural HistoryEMu IRN: 1018883GUID: 80ffb6f8-f775-4dfb-a838-5733b112debe
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