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Plaque

early 3rd millennium B.C.
Medium/TechniqueNephrite jade with engraved figural decoration
Dimensions5.5 x 8.5 cm (2 3/16 x 3 3/8 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with the Charles Bain Hoyt Fund, funds donated anonymously gift, and Asiatic Curator's Fund
Accession number1990.313
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
ProvenancePurchased from Bluett and Sons, London in 1990.
Short Ritual Implement (Yue)
late 3rd millennium B.C.
Blade (zhang)
12th century B.C.
Round Ritual Implement (Bi)
14th–13th century B.C.
Axe with one perforation (Gui)
Unknown Chinese
10th century B.C.
Circular Disk (Bi)
1st century B.C.
Sounding Stone: Qing
Late 17th century
Knife blade (dao)
2nd millennium B.C.
17th or 18th century