Ritual ImplementsChinese2nd millennium BCE
Long Flaring Jade Tube
c. 1700 BCE - c. 1000 BCE
Dimensions
15.5 x 3.2 cm (6 1/8 x 1 1/4 in.) unspecified: 148 g
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