Jade Semicircular Fish Figure (One of a Pair)
Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Semicircular Fish Figure (One of a Pair)

12th-11th century BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Cream-colored nephrite with gray markings
Culture
Chinese
Period
Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE
Century
12th-11th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

W. 0.7 x L. 6.7 x Thickness 1.2 cm (1/4 x 2 5/8 x 1/2 in.) Weight 8 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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