Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Concave-Walled Jade Cylinder (One of a Pair)

c. 3500 BCE - c. 2500 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Nephrite of two shades of celadon-green with cream-colored spots

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BCE

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

2.3 x 2.7 cm (7/8 x 1 1/16 in.) Weight: 22 g

Provenance

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

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