Oiseau ou insecte (mante religieuse), M.C. 2007-19, Entre -1500 et -1050

Date of production: between -1500 and -1050 dating in century: 12th century bc. Ad type(s) of object(s): beliefs - customs - cults - ceremonies, archaeology, china, sculpture, glyptic name(s): statuette, symbolic object, funerary object materials and techniques: jade (nephrite) place(s) of execution/realization: china dimensions - artwork: height: 1. 2cm length: 9. 6cm thickness: 0. 4cm description: openwork in place of the eye. Oblique streaks on the stomach and back. Elongated tail, flanked at the base by two peduncles. Themes / subjects / places represented: animal representation, bird, insect acquisition method: manual donation name of donor, testator, seller: colas, michel date of acquisition: 2007 institution: cernuschi museum, museum of asian arts of the city of paris inventory number: m. C. 2007-19. Date: Entre -1500 et -1050.