Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-8th century BCE

Small Jade Turtle in the Round

c. 1100-771 BCE

Classification

Ritual Implements

Medium

Translucent gray-green, partly discolored nephrite

Culture

Chinese

Period

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Century

11th-8th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

L. 3.8 x W. 2.1 x Thickness 0.9 cm (1 1/2 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.) Weight 7 g

Provenance

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

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