Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-1st century BCE

Plain Quadrangular Jade Belt or Shroud Plaque (one from a set of six)

206 BCE - 9 CE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Celadon-green nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

3rd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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