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Carved Monster 

Exhibition information
There are currently no plans to exhibit this artwork at the TNM Collection Exhibitions.

A pillar or something similar may have been inserted into this object, which is said to have been excavated from a tomb from the Shang dynasty. In China, stone carvings predating the Han dynasty have rarely been found, making this object a rare example.

Cultural property designation
Quantity
Artist
Period/Century
Shang dynasty, 13th–11th century BC
Country/Origin
Excavation site
Reportedly found at Yinxu, Anyang, Henan Province, China
Material
Stone
Size
Inscriptions
Donor
Collection reference no.
TJ-4825
Genre
Asian Archaeology
Category
Archaeology > Media > Stone, precious stone
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