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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