Bird pendant
Details
- Palette
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- 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)
- Origin
- Central Region
- Department
- The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Image provider
- 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
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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
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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
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Smooth Surface Visual · 95%
The visible surfaces are predominantly smooth and polished, with subdued highlights across the green stone.
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 93%
The design is organized around rounded, flowing contours, especially the long arched element extending to the left of the body.
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Single Object Visual · 99%
The photograph presents one isolated pendant against a neutral gray background.
Medium and Techniques
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Carving Visual · 96%
The compact three-dimensional form has smoothly cut contours, recessed openings, and incised or raised details consistent with carving.
Materials
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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.