Harvard Art Museums > 1943.50.388: Plain Jade Cylindroid Plug Ritual Implements Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Plain Jade Cylindroid Plug , 1943.50.388,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/203287. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.50.388 Title Plain Jade Cylindroid Plug Classification Ritual Implements Work Type plug Date c. 3300 BCE - c. 2000 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Neolithic period, Liangzhu culture, c. 3300-2200 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/203287 Physical Descriptions Medium Blackish green and light greenish gray nephrite Dimensions 6 x 1.3 cm (2 3/8 x 1/2 in.) unspecified: 16 g Published Text Catalogue Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University Authors Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber Publisher Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975) Catalogue entry no. 615 by Max Loehr: 615 Plain Cylindrical Plug Blackish green and light greenish gray jade. The solid rod has an irregular oval cross-section; the surface is polished and, except for adherences of earth, smooth. Date uncertain. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.50.388 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions THIS WORK MAY NOT BE LENT BY THE TERMS OF ITS ACQUISITION TO THE HARVARD ART MUSEUMS. The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Max Loehr and Louisa G. Fitzgerald Huber, Ancient Chinese Jades from the Grenville L. Winthrop Collection in the Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, Fogg Art Museum, 1975)., cat. no. 615, p. 421 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
