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Jade Hoop-Shaped Object
Late Shang Dynasty, 1100 B.C. - The Western Zhou Dynasty, 771 B.C.
Jinsha Site Museum
Chengdu, China
This hoop-shaped object has a narrow waist and it was made of grayish black jade and stained with some patina. On the wrists of a bronze human figure unearthed in Jinsha was an ornament similar to the hoop-shaped jade object. Archaeologists assumed that such objects were ornaments worn on the wrist.
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- Title: Jade Hoop-Shaped Object
- Date Created: Late Shang Dynasty, 1100 B.C. - The Western Zhou Dynasty, 771 B.C.
- Physical Dimensions: w3.68 x h6.9 cm (Overall)
- Type: Jade
- Rights: Jinsha Site Museum
- External Link: http://www.jinshasitemuseum.com/gongg/201211/444.html
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