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Ornament of a mythical creature

10th century B.C.
Medium/TechniqueTranslucent nephrite
DimensionsOverall: 7 x 0.3cm (2 3/4 x 1/8in.)
Credit LineHelen and Alice Colburn Fund and Gift of Edward Jackson Holmes
Accession number28.74
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ClassificationsRitual objects
Collections
Axe
12th–11th century B.C.
Disk
end 3rd century B.C.
12th century B.C.
late 3rd millennium B.C.
Round Ritual Implement (Bi)
14th–13th century B.C.
Axe with one perforation (Gui)
Unknown Chinese
10th century B.C.
Long ritual implement (dao)
3rd millennium B.C.
Circular Disk (Bi)
1st century B.C.
Sounding Stone: Qing
Late 17th century
Ceremonial blade (zhang)
about 1200–1000 B.C.