Ritual ImplementsChinese

Truncated Jade Cone with Two 'Taotie' Masks

16th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Highly translucent, beatiful sea-green nephrite with sparse, dark brown markings

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.8 x 3.5 cm (1 7/8 x 1 3/8 in.) unspecified: 71 g

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