Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-1st century BCE

Jade Chape

3rd cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Light green and brown, partly discolored nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)

Century

3rd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

3.3 x 5.7 x 1.3 cm (1 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/2 in.) unspecified: 41 g

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