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Leaf-shaped cup

19th century
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueLight green nephrite jade
Dimensions18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of John Goelet
Accession number66.845
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsVessels
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1966, John Goelet, Amblainville (Oise) France; 1966, gift of Goelet to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 11, 1966)
18th century
17th or 18th century
late 17th–early 18th century
17th century
Blade (zhang)
12th century B.C.
Round Ritual Implement (Bi)
14th–13th century B.C.
Bird-shaped pendant
about 2000 B.C.