Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Jade Pendant in the Shape of a Human Figure

475-221 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Yellowish green nephrite with light brown calcified spots

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. 5 x W. 1.7 x Thickness 0.7 cm (1 15/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.) Weight 11 g

Provenance

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

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