Yuan-le Columnar Bead

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Title	Yuan-le Columnar Bead
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	475-221 B.C.
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G215

Medium:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Jade | Mottled marble-yellow jade

Size:

2 15/16 x 7/8 x 1/4 in. (7.46 x 2.22 x 0.64 cm)

Creation Place:

Asia, China

Culture:

Asia, China

Style:

5th-3rd century B.C., Late Eastern Chou dynasty

Physical Description:

mottled marble-yellow jade, cloud-spiral pattern covers bead

Credit:

Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Bequest of Alfred F. Pillsbury

Accession Number:

50.46.363

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Added to Site:

February 28, 2009