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Bracelet with bands
From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The subtle, concave fluting and the smooth finish of this bracelet mark the high levels of workmanship achieved by late Neolithic lapidaries (jade workers). The crackled appearance was caused by the intense heat of a fire, perhaps from a funerary pyre.
National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own descriptionCredit lineBracelet with bands. ca. 3300-2250 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
