Ritual ImplementsChinese

Jade Praying Mantis

16th cent. BCE - 8th cent. BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent light green nephrite, partly decomposed, turning warm, opaque white

Culture

Chinese

Period

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

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

4.5 x 1 x 0.4 cm (1 3/4 x 3/8 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 3 g

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