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.
12th century B.C.
late 3rd millennium B.C.
14th–13th century B.C.
10th century B.C.
3rd millennium B.C.