Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-2nd century BCE

Long Jade Hook Terminating in Dragon Heads

3rd-2nd century BCE (?)

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Whitish translucent nephrite with a few brown markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

3rd-2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 14.7 x W. 1 x Thickness 0.7 cm (5 13/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.) Weight 26 g

Provenance

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

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