Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE
Jade Semicircular Fish Figure
12th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
L. 9.5 x W. 1.6 x Thickness 0.3 cm (3 3/4 x 5/8 x 1/8 in.) Weight 15 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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