VesselsChinese4th-3rd century BCE
Peach-Shaped Cup with Falcon-Head Handle, one of a pair
4th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
H. 3.6 x W. 10.3 x D. 10 cm (1 7/16 x 4 1/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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