An archaic jade ring

Eastern Zhou period, 4th – 3rd century BC
Width: 3 ¾ in (9.6 cm)
Thickness: ¼ in (7 mm)

A jade ring of pale olive green color with a convex middle part between thick borders around the outer and inner rings, the middle finely incised with short sinuous lines.

Provenance: John and Rose Meengs

Published: Asiantiques, Chinese Works of Art (2009), cat. no. 114

Ref. 860299

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