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Pendant in the form of a stag
From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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The jade stag is presented in silhouette, with its characteristic horns extending backward to repeat the curving form of the stag’s body. Details such as the eye, ear, and haunches are indicated with beveled lines. The animal’s cloven hooves are schematically presented. There is a circular perforation on the stag’s throat. (Mostly calcified; old stickers adhering to back; small nicks and surface cracks; some antler tips broken off; soil and cinnabar adhering.)
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionCredit linePendant in the form of a stag. ca. 1050-ca. 950 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Arthur M. Sackler. CC0.
