Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Spearhead in a Bronze Socket

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Technique

Inlaid

Medium

Mottled green and gray nephrite blade with dark brown markings and with deposits of earth and bronze oxide on both faces; bronze socket inlaid with turquoise

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

H. 22.5 x W. 5.3 x Thickness 0.4 cm (8 7/8 x 2 1/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 173 g

Provenance

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

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