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
Collections
ProvenancePurchased in 1988 from Nelson Ltd., Hong Kong.
Late 17th century
late 4th–early 3rd millennium B.C.
12th century B.C.
late 3rd millennium B.C.
14th–13th century B.C.
10th century B.C.
3rd millennium B.C.
1st century B.C.
about 1200–1000 B.C.
10th century B.C.
10th century B.C.