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A jade handle that is long and very narrow in shape and white in color. The top edge comes to a simple, geometric shape. There are carved curved lines along the sides. There is a small hole at the bottom of the handle.

Slender, Ornate Jade Handle

Chinese

Ivory-colored calcified nephrite

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

Ritual Implements