Harvard Art Museums > 1943.50.617: Faceted Jade Ring 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"Faceted Jade Ring , 1943.50.617,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204530. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.50.617 Title Faceted Jade Ring Classification Ritual Implements Work Type ring Date 5th cent. BCE - 4th cent. BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Zhou dynasty, Eastern Zhou period, 770-256 BCE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204530 Physical Descriptions Medium Milky bluish agate ring, lustrously polished Dimensions 1 x 7.2 cm (3/8 x 2 13/16 in.) unspecified: 35 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. 480 by Max Loehr: 480 Faceted Ring Milky bluish agate ring, lustrously polished. The cross-section of the neatly faceted body is asymmetrically hexagonal. Late Eastern Chou or Han. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.50.617 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. 480, p. 328 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
