Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Jade Openwork Configuration of Animals and Birds

475 BCE - 221 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Brown and cream-colored, partly decomposed nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

5th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

3.3 x 6.1 x 0.4 cm (1 5/16 x 2 3/8 x 3/16 in.) 19 g

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