Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Contored Jade Feline

475 BCE - 221 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Light greenish gray, translucent, partly calcified nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

5th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.6 x 2.7 x 0.6 cm (1 13/16 x 1 1/16 x 1/4 in.) unspecified: 6 g

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