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Amulet in the Form of a Cicada

Amulet in the Form of a Cicada

Artist/Maker
Date14th–17th century
MediumJade
DimensionsOverall: 3/8 × 1 1/16 × 2 1/8 in. (1 × 2.7 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Donald W. Evans in memory of her husband
Object number1947.88
Status
On view
Provenance(Unrecorded dealer, Shanxi Province, China); purchased 1923-25 by Samuel E. Wilson [1891-1965]; purchased by Donald W. Evans [1887-1945], Peoria, IL; by inheritance 1945 to Mrs. Donald W. Evans, Peoria, IL; by gift 1947 to Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OHExhibition History
Chinese and Japanese Art from Antiquity to the Present
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (September 17, 2002 - June 9, 2003 )
Collections
  • On View
  • Asian
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