Ritual ImplementsChinese16th-11th century BCE

Fragment of a Small Jade 'Cong' (one of two)

c. 16th cent. BCE - c. 11th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent, light olive-green and ivory-colored, partly calcified nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

16th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

2.9 x 4 x 1.4 cm (1 1/8 x 1 9/16 x 9/16 in.) unspecified: 17 g

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