Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Notched, Serrate Jade Slab

c. 2500 BCE - c. 1500 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent stone in a relatively dark shade of celadon-green, becoming a greenish brown along the straight edge which has no teeth

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period to Shang dynasty

Century

3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Diam. 15.2 x Thickness 0.8 cm (6 x 5/16 in.) 187 g

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