Harvard Art Museums > 1943.50.613: Jade Ring with Circular Rib 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 Ring with Circular Rib , 1943.50.613,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/204266. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1943.50.613 Title Jade Ring with Circular Rib Classification Ritual Implements Work Type ring Date c. 4000 BCE - c. 2000 BCE Places Creation Place: East Asia, China Period Neolithic period Culture Chinese Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/204266 Physical Descriptions Medium Bone-colored, highly calcified nephrite with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces Dimensions 1.2 x 0.4 x 6.7 cm (1/2 x 3/16 x 2 5/8 in.) unspecified: 14 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. 168 by Max Loehr: 168 Ring with Circular Rib Bone-colored, highly calcified jade with cinnabar adhering to the surfaces; shaped as a narrow ring with a circular midrib and beveled margins. Shang. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Grenville L. Winthrop Accession Year 1943 Object Number 1943.50.613 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, Fogg Art Museum (Cambridge, MA, 1975), cat. no. 168, p. 135 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
