Jade Curved Fish with Jagged Dorsal Fin
16th-8th century BCE
Dimensions
W. 2.3 x L. 7.5 x Thickness 0.4 cm (7/8 x 2 15/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 12 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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