Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd century BCE

Jade Configuration of Dragon, Bird, and Snake

4th-3rd century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Highly polished, translucent brown and honey-colored nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

4th-3rd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 13 x W. 7.8 x Thickness 0.5 cm (5 1/8 x 3 1/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 62 g

Provenance

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

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