Ornament of a mythical creature (Pei huang)
10th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueNephrite with traces of cinnabar
DimensionsOverall: 2.8 x 0.4 x 9.8 cm (1 1/8 x 3/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Ernest B. Dane
Accession number28.229
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
A.D. 500–800
early 20th century
early 20th century
early 20th century
early 20th century
481–221 B.C.
early 18th century
202 B.C.–A.D. 220
about 1750
c. 1900-1950
19th–20th century
20th century