Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Buffalo in the Round

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Deep sea-green and calcified, cream-colored nephrite, carved in the round

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. 2.9 x W. 4.8 x D. 2.3 cm (1 1/8 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.) Weight 52 g

Provenance

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

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