A RARE STONE FISH-FORM PENDANT LATE SHANG DYNASTY OR LATER
the elongated form tapering toward the upper and lower edges, the fish incised with circular eyes, abstract curved gills, and short lines defining the scales and fins, its flat mouth pierced with a small aperture
Length 4 1/2 in., 11.7 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941), no. 9896.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).
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the elongated form tapering toward the upper and lower edges, the fish incised with circular eyes, abstract curved gills, and short lines defining the scales and fins, its flat mouth pierced with a small aperture
Length 4 1/2 in., 11.7 cm
Provenance:
Collection of Mrs. Christian R. Holmes (1871-1941), no. 9896.
Collection of Stephen Junkunc, III (d. 1978).