Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Plain Jade Cylindroid Plug

c. 3300 BCE - c. 2000 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Blackish green and light greenish gray nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c. 3300-2200 BCE

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

6 x 1.3 cm (2 3/8 x 1/2 in.) unspecified: 16 g

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