id:			130939
accession number:	1953.628
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Amulet in the Form of a Seated Figure with Bovine Head, c. 4700-2920 BC. Northeast China, Neolithic period, probably Hongshan culture (4700-2920 BC). Jade (nephrite); overall: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Severance A. Millikin 1953.628

title:				Amulet in the Form of a Seated Figure with Bovine Head
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creation date:			c. 4700-2920 BC
creation date earliest:		4710
creation date latest:		2910
current location:		241A Arts of Ancient China
creditline:			Gift of Severance A. Millikin
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culture:	Northeast China, Neolithic period, probably Hongshan culture (4700-2920 BC)
technique:	jade (nephrite)
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Neolithic
type:		Jade
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measurements: Overall: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Primitive to Contemporary Sculpture
	opening date:   1956-09-06T04:00:00
	<i>Primitive to Contemporary Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 6-October 31, 1956).

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (September 24-November 16, 1975).

	title:		Honoring Sherman Lee
	opening date:   2009-06-28T00:00:00
	<i>Honoring Sherman Lee</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (June 28-August 30, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* 1962  Philadelphia:  University Museum, Chinese Jade, November 30, 1962-February 3, 1963, no. 150<br>1994  Cleveland:  Cleveland Museum of Art, New Objects/New Insights:  Cleveland's Recent Chinese Acquisitions, October 18-December 31, 1994<br><br><br>The Cleveland Museum of Art (06/28/2009 - 08/30/2009): "Streams and Mountains Without End: Asian Art and the Legacy of Sherman E. Lee at the Cleveland Museum of Art"

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PROVENANCE

	John L. Severance; Severance A. Millikin
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With a bovine head and four horns, this seated figurine was a powerful ritual and shamanic symbol. Drill holes above its shoulders form two interconnected perforations for suspension, suggesting that the jade was originally used as a pendant, presumably by the shaman performing the tasks of journeying to and communicating with the supernatural realms.
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