Skip to main content

Scabbard slide: O.18-1946

An image of Scabbard slide

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Entities

Categories

Description

Translucent, creamy-white jade with extensively altered surface, decorated with C-shaped volutes and a taotie monster face at one end

Notes

History note: Bought from Yi Mo Kung, Shanghai, Dec. 1929

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Oscar Raphael, 1941. Received 1946

Measurements and weight

Height: 1.3 cm
Length: 10.5 cm
Width: 2.35 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1946) by Raphael, Oscar C.

Dating

Han Dynasty (BC 206 - AD 220)
200 - 1

Materials used in production

Nephrite

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: O.18-1946
Primary reference Number: 167856
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 24 October 2018 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Scabbard slide" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167856 Accessed: 2024-03-29 10:32:48

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/167856 |title=Scabbard slide |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-03-29 10:32:48|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-167856

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/aa/aa37/large_O_18_1946_1_200711_mfj22_dc2.jpg"
        alt="Scabbard slide"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Scabbard slide</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

More objects and works of art you might like

Scabbard slide

Accession Number: O.33-1946

Scabbard slide

Accession Number: O.42-1946

Scabbard slide

Accession Number: O.2-1940

Scabbard slide

Accession Number: O.41-1946

Suggested products from Curating Cambridge

You might be interested in this...

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...