Northern Song dynasty/Rock crystal
Rock-crystal fish of the Northern Song dynasty
A Northern Song rock-crystal fish with an extended tail and a hole through its mouth. Approximately 7.5 cm long; excavated in 1969 at Jingzhi Temple, Dingzhou, and now in Dingzhou Museum.
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- Name
- Rock-crystal fish of the Northern Song dynasty
- Period
- Northern Song dynasty
- Material
- Rock crystal
- Dimensions
- Approximately 7.5 cm long
- Collection
- Dingzhou Museum
- Findspot
- Excavated in 1969 from the underground chamber beneath the pagoda of Jingzhi Temple, Dingzhou, Hebei
- Text by
- 黄松涛（松松發文物君） / Huang Songtao
- Photography
- 黄松涛（松松發文物君） / Huang Songtao
- Photography equipment
- Hasselblad X2D 100C · XCD 4/45P
Description
A Northern Song fish-shaped ornament carved in the round from transparent rock crystal. The fish has a curved body, a rounded head and an extended, slender tail. Circular incisions mark the eyes, intersecting incised lines represent the scales on the body and belly, and fine incisions articulate the fins and tail. A hole pierces the mouth; the object may have formed part of an accessory.
Approximately 7.5 cm long. Excavated in 1969 from the underground chamber beneath the pagoda of Jingzhi Temple in Dingzhou, Hebei. Now in Dingzhou Museum.
Related object: Northern Song rock-crystal fish from the Lü family cemetery at Lantian.
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