Three-Sectional Altar Group: Cylindrical Carving with Phoenix (lid)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Three-Sectional Altar Group: Cylindrical Carving with Phoenix (lid) by artist. Green jade sculpture of a girl and a recumbent animal. The girl stands on the right side of the animal, wearing a long dress. Her left hand touches her chest and her right-hand holds an object. The girl has long hair and her facial features are carved simply. The recumbent animal lies on its side with its head on the left. The animal's body features a geometric pattern around its middle section. The animal's head features a protrusion on top and a curved beak-like mouth. A green jade cylindrical object rests on top of the animal's back. The background is dark gray to black, and the sculpture casts a shadow on the surface below.