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Ear Pick in the Shape of an Alligator

13th–11th century BCE
Not on view

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Object Information
  • 商鰐形骨耳挖
  • Title: Ear Pick in the Shape of an Alligator
  • Period: Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
  • Date: 13th–11th century BCE
  • Culture: China
  • Medium: Bone
  • Dimensions: W. 5/8 in. (1/6 cm); L. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
  • Classification: Bone
  • Credit Line: Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
  • Object Number: 1985.214.118
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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