Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-2nd century BCE

Hinged Pair of Jade Plaques

3rd-2nd century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Very light green translucent nephrite with ivory-colored calcified spots

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

3rd-2nd century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 8.7 x W. 3.2 cm (3 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.) Weight 16 g

Provenance

[C. T. Loo & Co., New York, January 27, 1932] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1932-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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