Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Small Jade Feline

475-221 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Highly translucent, evenly light green nephrite with dark brown markings

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

H. 2.6 x W. 4 x Thicknes 0.4 cm (1 x 1 9/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 6 g

Provenance

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

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