Hongshan jade pendant with human face
4th millennium B.C.
Medium/TechniqueNephrite with carved detail of a face
Dimensions6 x 5.4 cm (2 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.)
Credit LineCharles Bain Hoyt Fund
Accession number1988.286
On View
Not on viewClassificationsRitual objects
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ProvenancePurchased in 1988 from Nelson Ltd., Hong Kong.
mid-late 18th century
second half of the 5th century A.D.
8th century A.D.
about 562 C.E.
early 6th century A.D.
early 8th century A.D.
Late 17th century
mid-late 18th century
Early 19th century
about 1220–30
Late 18th–early 19th century