Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-10th century BCE

Jade Ring Segment with Dragon Design

early Western Zhou, c. 11th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Fragment of a thin-walled ring or bracelet of variegated gray-green neprhite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

11th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

7.2 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm (2 13/16 x 9/16 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 9 g

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