Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Statuette of a Standing Dignitary

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Calcified, grayish white nephrite, originally greenish in color

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 8.7 x W. 2.4 cm (3 7/16 x 15/16 in.) Weight 67 g

Provenance

[Yamanaka & Co., New York, December 28, 1940] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1940-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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