Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Jade Recumbent Buffalo in Low Relief

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Mottled pale green and whitish nephrite, with traces of red pigment

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 3.7 x W. 4.8 x Thickness 0.5 cm (1 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 18 g

Provenance

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

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