Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Bird

12th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent greenish nephrite with decomposed, cream-colored specks; traces of cinnabar

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

5.1 x 2.1 x 0.5 cm (2 x 13/16 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 10 g

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