Seal with a beast figure
Seal with a beast figure
Seal with a beast figure
Seal with a beast figure

Currently not on view

Seal with a beast figure

Chinese
Six Dynasties to Ming dynasty, 1368–1644
1998-252

Information

Title
Seal with a beast figure
Medium
Jade
Dimensions
h. 3.9 cm., w. 3.0 cm., d. 3.0 cm. (1 9/16 x 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in.) h. base 1.7 cm. (11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien in honor of Allen Rosenbaum
Object Number
1998-252
Place Made

Asia, China

Culture
Chinese
Period
Six Dynasties, Ming
Type
jades, seals
Materials
jade
Subject
figures (representations), beasts

–1998 Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien (New York, NY), by gift to the Princeton University Art Museum, 1998.

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