Ritual ImplementsChinese

Jade Pendant Shaped Like an Arched 'Ge'

16th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Light grayish brown and cream-colored nephrite, slightly calcified and barely translucent

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

5.5 x 1.6 x 0.6 cm (2 3/16 x 5/8 x 1/4 in.) unspecified: 11 g

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