Ritual ImplementsChinese7th-9th century
Small Sarcophagus-Shaped Reliquary Box
late 7th cent. - 9th cent.
Dimensions
H. 5.8 x W. 5.3 x L. 8 cm (2 5/16 x 2 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, 12/31/1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 1943.
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