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A jade statuette of a short person standing upright. They are wearing a wrapped robe that shows their feet and arms. Their hands are in front of their stomach. Their head is large with carved lines detailing the face. They are wearing a tall, cylindrical

Jade Statuette of a Standing Dignitary

Chinese

Calcified, grayish white nephrite, originally greenish in color

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Ritual Implements