Ritual ImplementsChinese16th-14th century BCE

Trapezoidal Knife-Shaped Jade Tablet

16th cent. BCE - 14th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Nephrite with sharply defined, translucent, pale bluish green and opaque buff areas divided by narrow dark bluish band

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

16th-14th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

21.8 x 8.3 x 0.3 cm (8 9/16 x 3 1/4 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 144 g

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