Bone Carving in the shape of a Cicada
Place of ManufactureAsia
MediumMaterial: bone
DimensionsOverall (measured at widest & tallest point): 5.5 x 3.8 x 2.7 cm
ClassificationsFINE ART
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Elizabeth Isserstedt
Object number2001.025.001
Descriptionabstract depiction of a cicada; conically drilled; two suspension holes indicate it would have been worn as a talisman; cicada interpretation by Bunzo Nakanishi - it was previously descriped as an anthropomorphic headStatus
Not on view
Cap Pang Komarto
c.1200 BC
