4th-3rd century BCE
H. 14.6 x W. 3.3 x D. 3.5 cm (5 3/4 x 1 5/16 x 1 3/8 in.) Weight 288 g
[C. T. Loo & Co., New York, January 28, 1930] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1930-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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