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Cluster · 1 line of comparison · 1 without an established route · 1 motif family · 2 registered objects

Lingjiatan

Identity still open

1 separate line of comparison join these two traditions in this collection. 1 of them has no established route.

Motif families: Animal sculpture

Cultural context

Lingjiatan

A caption-based lead awaiting collection and excavation checks.

No numerical episode date is yet registered here.

  • Lingjiatan jade pigDate unresolved · unresolved
Cultural context

Identity still open

Unresolved records stay discoverable without invented cultural attribution.

No numerical episode date is yet registered here.

  • Museum boar · identity openDate unresolved · unresolved
Line 01 · Research lead

Two animals, two uncertain captions

A boar comparison that begins with identity rather than a verdict.

A large pale stone pig carved with a blunt snout and ridged back, lit on a museum plinth
Lingjiatan jade pigLingjiatan, as captioned
Supplied photograph of a boar-like sculpture in a museum
Museum boar · identity openPlace unresolved
What appears to correspond
  • Each photograph shows a low, elongated animal form.
What differs or remains uncertain
  • The museum object on the other side of the comparison remains unidentified.
  • The Lingjiatan weight and tomb number now have a second caption-level source, not an excavation report.
  • Material, size, condition and reconstruction are not yet securely comparable.
Transmission check

Transmission not yet assessed

The comparison is not yet identified or dated well enough to exclude ordinary transmission, later borrowing or an image-selection effect.

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Keep in the frame

What would move this cluster forward?

Collected comparisons accumulate; they do not compound into proof. Each line still needs its own dated sequence.

  • Identify the unresolved museum object and obtain its collection record.
  • Trace the Lingjiatan pig to an excavation publication for tomb 07M23.
  • Check whether repairs or display angles change the apparent silhouette.
Follow the evidence

Sources & scope

Provisional editorial records with no independent specialist sign-off. Review stages describe how far sources were checked, not the probability of a historical connection.

  1. project · Deep Memory

    Supplied-image identity register

    Preserves captions, uncertainties and supplied images. A social caption is not an independent archaeological identification.