Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Jade Demon Face

Neolithic or Shang period, c. 2500 - c. 1500 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Light yellowish green jade with decomposed white streaks

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period to Shang dynasty

Century

3rd-2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

H. 5 x W. 4.1 x Thickness 0.4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 5/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 18 g

Provenance

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

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