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A jade figure of a stout, round man kneeling and sitting upright and facing the left. His hands are placed on his lap and his head is large and round. There are engraved lines on the figure to show fingers and details of the face. He is off-white in color

Jade Figure of a Kneeling Man

Chinese

Calcified, bone-colored nephrite

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Ritual Implements