Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-1st century BCE

Jade Segment-Shaped Pendant

5th cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Milky white nephrite with a greenish tinge

Culture

Chinese

Period

Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)

Century

5th-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

8.2 x 2.2 x 0.9 cm (3 1/4 x 7/8 x 3/8 in.) unspecified: 30 g

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