Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd century BCE-1st century CE
Jade Scabbard Buckle
206 BCE - 9 CE
Dimensions
L. 11.7 x W. 2.4 cm (4 5/8 x 15/16 in.) Weight 80 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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