Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd century BCE-1st century CE
Jade Scabbard Buckle
206 BCE - 9 CE
Dimensions
H. 6.2 x W. 3.2 x D. 1.2 cm (2 7/16 x 1 1/4 x 1/2 in.) Weight 34 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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