VesselsChinese3rd century BCE-1st century CE

Small Jade Receptacle

206 BCE - 9 CE (?)

Classification

Vessels

Medium

Mottled buff and olive-green nephrite, dimly translucent at the edges

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

3rd century BCE-1st century CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

6.3 x 3.6 x 2.7 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/16 in.) unspecified: 133 g

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