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A jade hook that is off-white in color on a black background. It is long and narrow and is geometric in shape. There is a small foot that holds up the center part. The left side curls up while the right side slopes down.

Garment Hook

Chinese

Pale green and cream-colored nephrite, partly calcified, but still glossy

Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)

Ritual Implements