Fluted Jade Ring-Disk
Ritual ImplementsChinese4th century BCE

Fluted Jade Ring-Disk

4th century BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Pale green nephrite with whitish markings and a glossy polish
Culture
Chinese
Period
Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
Century
4th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Diam. 7.5 x Thickness 0.5 cm (2 15/16 x 3/16 in.) W. of ring 1.1 cm (7/16 in.) Weight 28 g

Provenance

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

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