Ritual ImplementsChinese14th-11th century BCE
Engraved Tusk with Carved Decoration of Cicadas and Dragons
14th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 8.7 x L. 49.5 x D. 5.2 cm (3 7/16 x 19 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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