Ritual ImplementsChinese1st millennium BCE

Small Jade Fish Pendant

c. 11th cent. BCE - c. 221 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Opaque, greenish brown and gray stone; cinnabar remaining in the grooves

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, c. 1050-221 BCE

Century

1st millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.1 x 0.8 x 0.4 cm (1 5/8 x 5/16 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 2 g

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