Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE

Ceremonial Jade Cuff (?)

c. 3500 - c. 2500 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Celadon-green nephrite with light brown markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period, Hongshan culture, c. 4500-3000 BCE

Century

4th-3rd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 11.3 x W. 7 x Thickness 0.7 cm (4 7/16 x 2 3/4 x 1/4 in.) Weight 298 g

Provenance

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

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