FMNH 117943.nosub[1]

  • 117942: plaster cast of symbol or jade
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    Description: plaster cast of symbol or jade emblem serving in the sacrifice to heaven
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    Creator: Susan Jones : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    Transcriber: Susan Jones : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
    (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
    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 symbol
Materials: plaster
Cultural Attribution: Han Chinese
Time Period: Zhou Dynasty
Accession Number: [1114] Blackstone Chinese and Tibetan Expedition - 1908-1910 (Expedition)
Accession Year: 1910
City/Town: Xian - Singanfu
Collector/Source: Blackstone Chinese and Tibetan Expedition - 1908-1910, Berthold Laufer : Field Museum of Natural History
EMu IRN: 1018883
GUID: 80ffb6f8-f775-4dfb-a838-5733b112debe

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