Plaque in the shape of a rabbit (acc. 31.54.4)

Author: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Year: 1931
Identifier: 31.54.4
Type: museum-record
Accessed: 2026-10-26
Rights: cc0

As recorded

Title: Plaque in the shape of a rabbit
Object name: Pendant
Culture: China
Period: Shang (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)–Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BCE)
Medium: Jade (nephrite)
Dimensions: H. 1 in. (2.5 cm); W. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1931

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What this source supports

Plaque in the shape of a rabbitObject · under review
1. Stated by this source
  The Met records the medium as Jade (nephrite).
2. Stated by this source
  The Met catalogues this as a pendant.
3. Stated by this source
  The Met dates this object to Shang (ca. 1600–1046 BCE)–Western Zhou dynasty (1046–771 BCE).
4. Stated by this source
  It is held by The Metropolitan Museum of Art (31.54.4).