Title: Plaque in the Shape of a Bird
Object type: Plaque
Date: 12th–11th century BCE
Culture: China
Period: Shang (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)–Western Zhou (1046–771 BCE) dynasty
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); W. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Classification: Jade
Credit line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, 2004
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY