Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-4th century BCE

Jade Dragon and Bird Configuration

5th-4th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent grayish brown nephrite with blackish brown marking

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475-221 BCE

Century

5th-4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 5.5 x L. 15 x Thickness 0.7 cm (2 3/16 x 5 7/8 x 1/4 in.) Weight 97 g

Provenance

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

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