Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-10th century BCE

Jade Recumbant Buffalo in the Round

12th cent. BCE - 10th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent light green nephrite with creamy white speckles caused by calcification.

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Century

12th-10th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

1.3 x 3.6 x 1.8 cm (1/2 x 1 7/16 x 11/16 in.) unspecified: 17 g

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