Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-2nd century BCE

Ornamental Jade Archer's Ring

3rd-2nd century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Strongly translucent, white, yellowish, and brown jade with a lustrous polish

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

3rd-2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 6 cm (2 3/8 in.) Weight 22 g

Provenance

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

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