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Ornament with monster-mask motif
Ornament with monster-mask motif

Ornament with monster-mask motif

Place of OriginChina
Dateapprox. 2200-2000 BCE
PeriodNeolithic period (10,000–2000 BCE)
CultureLate Shijiahe
MaterialsNephrite
DimensionsH. 1 1/2 in x W. 1 7/8 in x D. 5/8 in, H. 3.8 cm x W. 4.8 cm x D. 1.6 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60J726
DepartmentChinese Art
ClassificationsJade And Stones
On View
On view
LocationGallery 14
More Information
Ornaments of this type are found in tombs from the end of the Neolithic period as well as from almost two thousand years later. The pieces found in later tombs either were ancient when they were buried or were conscious copies of objects made in the past.