Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-8th century BCE

Jade Tablet with Bird Decor

c. 1100-771 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Green nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

11th-8th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 6.1 x W. 2.3 x Thickness 0.5 cm (2 3/8 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 20 g

Provenance

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

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