Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Ornate Jade Handle

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Dark bluish green, largely discolored nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Century

12th-11th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 12.7 x W. 2.6 x Thickness 0.4 cm (5 x 1 x 3/16 in.) Weight 28 g

Provenance

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

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