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Slit Oval Ring (jue)

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Date:

Neolithic period, 5th/4th millennium B.C.

Artist:

China

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 131

Department

Arts of Asia

Title

Slit Oval Ring (jue)

Place

China (Artist's nationality:)

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5000 BCE–3000 BCE

Medium

Jade

Dimensions

3.5 × 2.4 × 0.7 cm (1 3/8 × 15/16 × 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection

Reference Number

1950.332

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