Fragment
Unknown artist
Date: 2000–1500 BCE
Medium: Nephrite
Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 4 in. (10.1 cm); D. 1/8 in. (0.3 cm)
Classification: Jade
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic period–Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)
Gift of Heber R. Bishop, 1902
Date range
-2000 – -1500
Largest dimension
20.3 cm
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