Harvard Art Museums > 1943.50.336.B: Jade Eye Cover (one of a pair) 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"Jade Eye Cover (one of a pair) , 1943.50.336.B,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 17, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204817. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.50.336.B Title Jade Eye Cover (one of a pair) Classification Ritual Implements Work Type ornament Date 25 CE - 220 CE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Han dynasty, Eastern Han period, 25-220 CE Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204817 Physical Descriptions Medium Light olive-green translucent nephrite with calcified bone-colored spots Dimensions 4.8 x 2.2 x 0.4 cm (1 7/8 x 7/8 x 3/16 in.) unspecified: 6 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. 581b by Max Loehr: 581 Pair of Eye-Covers Light olive-green translucent jade with calcified bone-colored spots. The plano-convex, oval pieces, which are nearly congruent, are pierced at the pointed ends. Probably Eastern Han. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.50.336.B 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. 581b, p. 401 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
