Bead
- Medium
- Jade (nephrite)
- Genre
- Jewelry and ornament
Styles
Tags
nephriteChinese ArtjadeArtcarvingLate Neolithic period (ca. 5000 - ca. 1700 BCE)Charles Lang Freer collection
About
Ornament; bead form, irregularly squared with rounded edges; bored conically from both sides leaving rough median ridge; mottled ivory and pale tans with small darker streaks; tool marks. One of a set; see F1917.378a, F1917.378c, and F1917.378d.