Small 'Pou' Jar with Openwork Decoration of Interlaced Dragons and with Two Serpentine Handles
5th-4th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 9.7 x W. 12.4 x Diam 9.9 cm (3 13/16 x 4 7/8 x 3 7/8 in.)
Provenance
[Ton-Ying & Co., New York, November 12, 1935] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1935-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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