Ritual ImplementsChinese2nd millennium BCE

Chisel-Shaped Jade Tablet

Longshan or Erlitou culture, c. 2000 BCE - c. 1700 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Uniformly dark olive-green, faintly translucent stone

Culture

Chinese

Period

Neolithic period

Century

2nd millennium BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

21.3 x 4.3 x 0.5 cm (8 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 99 g

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