Object Title
Arc-shaped pendant
Measurements
3 1/8 in. (8 cm) l.
Creation Date
Neolithic period, ca. 3000-1500 BC or later
Credit Line
Gift of Richard and Jean Salisbury, Class of 1949
Culture
Country of Origin
Object Type
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://library24.library.cornell.edu:8280/luna/servlet/s/k15ihv
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
1978 with Secrett Jewel Salon, Park Plaza Hotel, Toronto; 1978 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Secrett); 1995 estate of Richard J. Salisbury; 1995 - 2008 collection of Jean Salisbury, Vero Beach, FL (acquired through inheritance); 2008 Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (gift of Jean Salisbury)
Exhibition Information
N/A
Publication Information
N/A
Section of the AAMD Guidelines relied upon for the exception to 1970
Cumulative facts and circumstances
Explain why the object fits the exception set forth above
Provenance for this object is established to at least 1978, in Toronto, where it was sold at auction and purchased directly by the donor. This object complements our collection, both individually and within the unique context of the larger gift.