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This gray marble scoop is adorned with openwork lateral flanges. Etched t’ao-t’ieh faces are visible on the scoop handle.

Ceremonial Jade Scoop

Chinese

Bluish gray marble, calcified in part, with cinnabar stains

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Ritual Implements