Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-10th century BCE

Jade Fish

possibly 11th-10th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Fine-grained grayish black stone

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

W. 1.6 x L. 9.1 x Thickness 0.5 cm (5/8 x 3 9/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 14 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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