Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE

Slender, Ornate Jade Handle

12th-11th century BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Ivory-colored calcified 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. 20.2 x W. 1.7 x Thickness 0.7 cm (7 15/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.) Weight 51 g

Provenance

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

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