Ritual ImplementsChinese2nd-1st century BCE

Claw-Shaped Jade Pendant

2nd-1st century BCE (?)

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Greenish brown and creamy light brown, highly polished nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Century

2nd-1st century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

Chord 8.6 x W. 1.7 x Thickness 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 11/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 11 g

Provenance

Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.

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