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Ceremonial Scepter with Animal Masks (Gui)

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c. 1600–1050 BCE

China, Shang dynasty

(c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)
Medium
jade (nephrite)
Measurements
Overall: 18.6 x 1.8 cm (7 5/16 x 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.154
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Location
241A Arts of Ancient China
Print
A mottled pale green and yellowish-brown jade scepter is shaped into a long, slender vertical form. At the squared top, a circular hole sits above two stacked animal faces featuring almond-shaped eyes and flared nostrils. The middle section is detailed with fine vertical lines, while the lower portion depicts faint, carved faces above a flat base. The polished stone highlights geometric and zoomorphic designs along its narrow length.

Ceremonial Scepter with Animal Masks (Gui)

c. 1600–1050 BCE

China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE)

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