Ritual ImplementsChinese14th-11th century BCE

Trapezoidal Jade Plaque with Zoomorphous Ornament

14th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Mottled greenish and light brown nephrite, with red stains on one side

Culture

Chinese

Period

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Century

14th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 6.4 x W. 5.5 x Thickness 0.9 cm (2 1/2 x 2 3/16 x 3/8 in.) Weight 67 g

Provenance

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

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