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Fragment

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Fragment by unknown artist shows a grayscale image of a rough-hewn, irregularly shaped stone or rock fragment with a mostly flat top and jagged edges, with a lighter top portion transitioning to a darker bottom portion. A number is handwritten on the right side. The background is a plain light grey.

Artwork details

Medium:
Nephrite
Culture:
North America (Alaska, vicinity of Jade Mountain)
Dimensions:
600 × 523 px
Museum record:
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