Ritual ImplementsChinese10th-9th century BCE

Jade 'Huang' Disk Segment with Notched Ends

10th-9th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Evenly light green translucent nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

10th-9th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Chord 14.1 x W. 4 x Thickness 0.4 cm (5 9/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 61 g

Provenance

[A. W. Bahr, March 23, 1929] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1929-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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