1050 Bce Collection

Pendant (pei) in the form of the head of water buffalo, c. 13th-11th century BC (jade)
5951982 Pendant (pei) in the form of the head of water buffalo, c.13th-11th century BC (jade) by Chinese School (13th-11th century BC); 3.4x3x1.3 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Dagger axe, fragment reworked, c. 2000-c. 1400 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951972 Dagger axe, fragment reworked, c.2000-c.1400 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, (20th-14th century BC); 7.6x23.8x0.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Vessel (po), c. 1400-1200 BC (bronze)
5951902 Vessel (po), c.1400-1200 BC (bronze) by Chinese School (14th-12th century BC); 25.1x34.9 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant in the form of a ram head, c. 13th-11th century BC (jade)
5952011 Pendant in the form of a ram head, c.13th-11th century BC (jade) by Chinese School (13th-11th century BC); 4.1x3.7x2.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Tube (cong þÉ«), c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951049 Tube (cong þÉ«), c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Qijia culture (c.2250-c.1900 BCE); © Freer Sackler Gallery; Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Bead with cicadas, c. 1600-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5952034 Bead with cicadas, c.1600-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, (16th-11th century BC); 5.1x4.4x2.8 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant (pei) in the form of a mask (taotie), c. 13th-11th century BC (jade)
5951983 Pendant (pei) in the form of a mask (taotie), c.13th-11th century BC (jade) by Chinese School (13th-11th century BC); 5x2.2x1.8 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Dagger-axe, fragment reworked, c. 2000-c. 1400 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951980 Dagger-axe, fragment reworked, c.2000-c.1400 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, (20th-14th century BC); 10.9x39.2x0.6 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Notched disk, c. 1600-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5952033 Notched disk, c.1600-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, (16th-11th century BC); Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Dagger-axe (ge), 11th century BC (jade, nephrite)
5952006 Dagger-axe (ge), 11th century BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School (11th century BC); 14.3x5.3x0.6 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Ancestor tablet, c. 1400-c. 1300 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951989 Ancestor tablet, c.1400-c.1300 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School (14th-13th century BC); 18.6x2x1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Ornament in the form of a mask, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5952016 Ornament in the form of a mask, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 11.3x7.6x0.6 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant with mask, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951988 Pendant with mask, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 9.9x3.2x2.2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked, c. 1300-1050 BC (jade)
5951968 Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked, c.1300-1050 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 2.7x3.8x1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant with mask, fragment, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951136 Pendant with mask, fragment, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 4.1x1.6x2.3 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Knife (dao ÕêÇ), c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951133 Knife (dao ÕêÇ), c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); © Freer Sackler Gallery; Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Pendant in the form of a bird, c. 1300-ca. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951119 Pendant in the form of a bird, c.1300-ca.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 2.3x2.7x1 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a quadruped, fragment, c. 1100-c. 900 BC (jade)
5951115 Pendant in the form of a quadruped, fragment, c.1100-c.900 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 1.6x3.3x0.8 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a tiger, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951098 Pendant in the form of a tiger, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 1.2x5.7x1.6 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a mask, reworked, c. 13th-11th century BC (jade)
5951126 Pendant in the form of a mask, reworked, c.13th-11th century BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 3.7x2.6x0.3 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Axe, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade)
5952021 Axe, c.1300-c.1050 BC (bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 20.2x11x1 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Pendant in the form of a mask, reworked, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade with traces of cinnabar)
5951962 Pendant in the form of a mask, reworked, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade with traces of cinnabar) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 5x4.3x0.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Dagger-axe, fragment reworked, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951961 Dagger-axe, fragment reworked, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 3.5x9.3x0.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Collared disk, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951137 Collared disk, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); © Freer Sackler Gallery; Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Collared disk, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951134 Collared disk, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); © Freer Sackler Gallery; Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Pendant in the form of a bird with horns, c. 1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951106 Pendant in the form of a bird with horns, c.1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 3.3x3.4x0.3 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a water buffalo, c. 1100-c. 1000 BC (jade)
5951087 Pendant in the form of a water buffalo, c.1100-c.1000 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 2.7x5x1 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a bird, c. 1300-1050 BC (turquoise)
5951073 Pendant in the form of a bird, c.1300-1050 BC (turquoise) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 1.9x2.8x1 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a flanged bracelet or collared disk, c. 1300-c
5951048 Pendant in the form of a dragon, probably reworked from a flanged bracelet or collared disk, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School

Finial in the form of a bird, reworked, c. 1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951142 Finial in the form of a bird, reworked, c.1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 4.7x3.5x0.9 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a water bird, c. 1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951112 Pendant in the form of a water bird, c.1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 3.3x3.2x0.4 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a dragon, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951099 Pendant in the form of a dragon, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 8.7x3.4x0.2 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a bracelet, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951054 Pendant in the form of a fish, one of a pair, probably reworked from a bracelet, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School

Flanged bracelet, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade)
5951044 Flanged bracelet, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 1.4x9.2 cm; (add.info.: H x Diam (overall)

Pendant (pei) in the form of a bird, c. 1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951854 Pendant (pei) in the form of a bird, c.1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 4.3x5.1x0.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant in the form of a cicada, c. 1100-c. 1000 BC (jade)
5951086 Pendant in the form of a cicada, c.1100-c.1000 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 4.5x2.1x0.6 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Cylindrical bead, c. 2000-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5952035 Cylindrical bead, c.2000-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, (3rd-2nd century BC); 3.6x3.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant in the form of a bird, c. 1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951995 Pendant in the form of a bird, c.1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 2.9x4.8x0.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Finial in the form of a bird, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951991 Finial in the form of a bird, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 6.8x3.8x0.2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant in the form of a tiger, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951990 Pendant in the form of a tiger, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 2.7x5.9x0.7 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Flanged bracelet, c. 1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951138 Flanged bracelet, c.1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 11.7x0.4 cm; (add.info.: Diam x D)

Axe (yue Úë×), c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951105 Axe (yue Úë×), c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 11.1x6.6x0.4 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a water buffalo, reworked, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade)
5951061 Pendant in the form of a water buffalo, reworked, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 2.5x3.8x0.6 cm; (add.info.: H x W x D)

Pendant in the form of a fish, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951055 Pendant in the form of a fish, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); © Freer Sackler Gallery; Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Notched disk, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5951041 Notched disk, c.1300-c.1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); © Freer Sackler Gallery; Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Dagger-axe, c. 1300-c. 1050 BC (bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade)
5952020 Dagger-axe, c.1300-c.1050 BC (bronze with turquoise inlay and jade (nephrite) blade) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked, c. 1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite)
5952013 Pendant in the form of a bird, reworked, c.1300-1050 BC (jade, nephrite) by Chinese School, Anyang period (c.1300-c.1050 BCE); 5.1x4.5x2 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution

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"Exploring the Artistic Marvels of 1050 BCE: A Glimpse into Ancient Jade and Bronze Masterpieces" Step back in time to the fascinating era of 1050 BCE, where exquisite craftsmanship flourished. Delve into a world adorned with precious materials like jade and bronze, as we unravel the mysteries behind captivating artifacts from this period. Behold the Pendant (pei) in the form of a head of water buffalo, crafted between the 13th and 11th century BC. Carved meticulously from jade, this pendant showcases remarkable attention to detail, capturing the essence of these majestic creatures. Witness another marvel - a Dagger axe fragment reworked during c. 2000-c. 1400 BC. Made from nephrite jade, this weapon reflects both strength and elegance through its intricate design. Explore further as you encounter an ancient Vessel (po), cast in bronze around c. 1400-1200 BC. This vessel stands as a testament to advanced metallurgical techniques employed by skilled artisans during that era. Marvel at yet another stunning creation - a Pendant in the form of a ram's head dating back to c. 13th-11th century BC. Crafted using vibrant green jade, it symbolizes power and fertility while showcasing exceptional artistry. Discover an enigmatic Tube (cong þÉ«) made from jade and nephrite during c. c1300-c1050 BC—a mysterious artifact whose purpose still eludes us today but captivates our imagination with its elegant simplicity. Admire a Bead adorned with cicadas created between c. c1600-1050 BC—jade transformed into delicate beauty that pays homage to nature's wonders while displaying incredible skill in carving tiny details. Gaze upon another masterpiece—the Pendant (pei) shaped like a mask known as taotie—crafted during c. c13th-11th century BC—an intriguing blend of mythical and animalistic elements, showcasing the ancient Chinese fascination with symbolism.