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Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk

Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk

1300–1000 BCE
(c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
jade
Overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Anonymous Gift 1952.573
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

The mouth, the underside of the nose, and the tapering hole for attachment at the rear of the head were cut by drilling.

Description

This small jade was shaped into a fantastic, composite animal: a feline form with bovine horns and an elephant's trunk.
  • 1952–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • The Chinese Exhibition; A Commemorative Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Chinese Art, Royal Academy of Arts, November 1935-March 1936. London: Faber and Faber, 1936. cat. no. 27
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 801 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966. Reproduced: p. 245 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969. Reproduced: p. 245 archive.org
    The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978. Reproduced: p. 325 archive.org
  • Chinese Jade. University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (organizer) (November 30, 1962-February 3, 1963).
    The International Exhibition of Chinese Art. Royal Academy of Arts, London, England (November 1935-March 1936).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1952.573