Ritual ImplementsChinese14th-8th century BCE

Jade Dragon Silhouette

14th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Calcified celadon-colored nephrite; coated with patches of cinnabar

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

14th-8th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

7 x 2.7 x 0.3 cm (2 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 9 g

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