Object Title
Thick, tubular bead
Measurements
2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm) l.
Creation Date
Neolithic or early Archaic, ca. 3000-1000 BC
Credit Line
Gift of Richard and Jean Salisbury, Class of 1949
Culture
Country of Origin
Materials / Techniques
Object URL
http://library24.library.cornell.edu:8280/luna/servlet/s/314inq
Museum's Definition of Antiquity
Tang Dynasty, or earlier (618-906 CE)
Provenance Information
1988 with Christie's New York, sale # 6618, lot no. 54; 1988 - 1995 collection of Richard J. Salisbury (d. 1995), New Jersey (purchased through Christie's); 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
Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, June 3, 1988, sale no. 6618, lot # 54, May 28 - June 2, 1988
Publication Information
Christie's, New York, Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art, June 3, 1988, sale no. 6618 [auction cat.]. (New York: Christie's, 1988); ref. p. 32, color illus. p. 33, lot # 54.
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 1988, in New York, 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.