Jade Dragon Silhouette in Openwork
Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE

Jade Dragon Silhouette in Openwork

475 BCE - 221 BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Opaque light brown, partly calcified nephrite
Culture
Chinese
Period
Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE
Century
5th-3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

7.6 x 1.7 x 0.3 cm (3 x 11/16 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 6 g

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