Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Jade Openwork Pendant Showing the Figure of a Dancer

475 BCE - 221 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent, light yellowish gray nephrite with calcified white specks

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

4.3 x 1.9 x 0.4 cm (1 11/16 x 3/4 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 6 g

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