Pendant in the Shape of a Cicada
Pendant in the Shape of a Cicada
Place of OriginChina
Datepossibly Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
DimensionsH: 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
MediumGlass.
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number
1926.30
Not on View
DescriptionHoney colored with hole through rounded end. Insect motif. Cicada?
Late 16th-13th century BCE
about 1500 BCE
about 1450-1300 BCE
Late 13th century
Late 16th - 13th century BCE (or modern)
Sung Dynasty (960-1280 CE)
Probably late Roman
possibly Han Dynasty (206 BCE–220 CE)
Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
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