Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd century BCE-1st century CE

Jade Scabbard Buckle

206 BCE - 9 CE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent, pale greenish jade with cream-colored areas

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

3rd century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 6.2 x W. 3.2 x D. 1.2 cm (2 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in.) Weight 34 g

Provenance

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

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