商至西周玉魚|Plaque in the Shape of a Fish
Unknown artist
Date: 12th–11th century BCE
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 2 3/8 in. (6 cm)
Classification: Jade
Culture: China
Period: Shang (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)–Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE) dynasty
Themes: Fish
Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2004
Date range
-1200 – -1000
Largest dimension
6.0 cm
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