Plaque
Unknown artist
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm); W. 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm)
Classification: Jade
Culture: China
Period: Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (ca. 3500–2000 BCE)
Purchase, The Vincent Astor Foundation Gift, 2009
Date range
-3500 – -2000
Largest dimension
9.8 cm
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