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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2016.227.2
Title
"Eye" Bead with Aqua and White Swirls
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
jewelry
Date
5th-3rd century BCE
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, China
Period
Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
Culture
Chinese
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/357342

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black-surfaced earthenware with inlays of aqua and white glass
Dimensions
Each approx: H. 1 x Diam. 1.5 cm (3/8 x 9/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Hong Kong, 1990. [J.J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993], sold; to Ralph C. Marcove, New York (1993-2001), transfer; to Trust u/w/o Ralph C. Marcove FBO C Marcove, New York (2001-2016), sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2016.
Footnote:
Ralph C. Marcove, MD (1929-2001)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Anthony M. Solomon Fund for the Acquisition of Asian Art
Accession Year
2016
Object Number
2016.227.2
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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