Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Jade 'Huang' Segment with Zoomorphic Heads
475 BCE - 221 BCE
Dimensions
8 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm (3 1/8 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 15 g
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