Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-10th century BCE

Elongated Jade Fish Sihouette (one of a pair)

12th-10th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Mildly translucent, light gray nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Century

12th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 16.1 x W. 0.9 x Thickness 0.3 cm (6 5/16 x 3/8 x 1/8 in.) Weight 9 g

Provenance

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

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