Ritual ImplementsChinese

Jade Tiger

14th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Mottled pale bluish green, faintly translucent nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

2 x 6.4 x 0.3 cm (13/16 x 2 1/2 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 6 g

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