Ritual ImplementsChinese6th-5th century BCE

Jade Statuette of a Kneeling Man

6th-5th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Gray-green nephrite with black specks

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Spring and Autumn period, 770-476 BCE

Century

6th-5th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 5.8 x W. 2.8 x D. 1.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 1/8 x 11/16 in.) Weight 44 g

Provenance

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

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