Bird pendant

Bird pendant

Central Region artist(s)

Details

Medium
Jadeite
Dimensions
H. 2 5/8 x W. 3/4 x D. 1 7/8 in. (6.7 x 1.9 x 4.7 cm)
Holding institution
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License
CC0-1.0
Credit
The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Bequest of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1979

Art Genome Taxonomy

7 tags

Artistic Disciplines

  • Jewelry Metadata · 86%

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art classifies the object as a pendant and stone ornament, supporting its treatment as jewelry or wearable ornament.

Subject Matter

  • Animals Both · 99%

    The catalog lists Birds as the subject, and the image shows a clearly recognizable stylized bird form with an eye, head, body, and curved appendage.

Visual Qualities

  • Smooth Surface Visual · 95%

    The visible surfaces are predominantly smooth and polished, with subdued highlights across the green stone.

  • Curvilinear Forms Visual · 93%

    The design is organized around rounded, flowing contours, especially the long arched element extending to the left of the body.

  • Single Object Visual · 99%

    The photograph presents one isolated pendant against a neutral gray background.

Medium and Techniques

  • Carving Visual · 96%

    The compact three-dimensional form has smoothly cut contours, recessed openings, and incised or raised details consistent with carving.

Materials

  • Stone Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies the medium as jadeite, a type of stone.

Source & rights

Central Region artist(s). Bird pendant. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.