Chang Scepter, 12th-11th century BCE, 15 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 1/4 in. ( x x cm), Pale greenish-blue nephrite (jade), China, 12th-11th century BCE, The innately beautiful bluish-green color of this ritual scepter, with its russet inclusions combines with a simplicity and elegance of form to elevate this ancient object to a realm of aesthetic grace that is timeless. Ceremonial weapons and implements represent some of the earliest Chinese jades as the origins of this type of object lies in the Neolithic period. It was largely during the early Bronze Age

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