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A jade sculpture of a crouching bear. The bear is facing the left and its body is bent down low with its legs underneath. There are curved, engraved lines on its body and face. It is off-white in color.

Jade Crouching Bear in the Round

Chinese

Light grayish green nephrite

Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE) to Western Zhou period (c. 1050-771 BCE)

Ritual Implements