商玉牛, Buffalo, Shang dynasty (ca. 1600–1046 B.C.), 13th–11th century B.C., China, Jade (nephrite), H. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm); L. 2 1/2 in. (6.5 cm), Jade, Objects made of jade are thought to have played a ceremonial role in many Late Neolithic cultures. Harder than steel, jade (or nephrite) is laboriously fashioned by means of slow abrasion with sand or quartz grit
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商玉牛, Buffalo, Shang dynasty, ca, 1600–1046 B.C, 13th–11th century, China, Jade, nephrite, H, 1 5/8, 4.1 cm, L, 2 1/2, 6.5, Objects, jade, thought, played, ceremonial role, Late Neolithic cultures, Harder, steel, laboriously fashioned, means, slow abrasion, sand, quartz grit
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