Tools and EquipmentChinese1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CE

Jade Foot Measure

date uncertain

Classification

Tools and Equipment

Medium

Mottled bluish green jade, calcified and gray to bone in color

Culture

Chinese

Century

1st millennium BCE-1st millenium CE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

14.4 x 1.5 x 0.3 cm (5 11/16 x 9/16 x 1/8 in.) unspecified: 18 g

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