Ritual ImplementsChinese10th-9th century BCE

Elongated Jade Bird Figure

10th-9th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Clouded grayish brown nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

10th-9th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

W. 1.9 x L. 11 x Thickness 0.3 cm (3/4 x 4 5/16 x 1/8 in.) Weight 11 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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