Ritual ImplementsChinese10th-9th century BCE

Elongated Jade Bird Figure

10th-9th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Clouded pale green and bluish green nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

10th-9th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

W. 2.2 x L. 10.7 x Thickness 0.3 cm (7/8 x 4 3/16 x 1/8 in.) Weight 13 g

Provenance

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

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