Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd century BCE

Composite Jade Belt or Garment Hook

4th cent. BCE - 3rd cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Thirteen sections of nephrite of varying shades, held together by an iron core

Culture

Chinese

Period

Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 23.8 x W. 4 cm (9 3/8 x 1 9/16 in.) unspecified: 190 g

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