Jade Seated Bear in the Round
c. 1100-771 BCE
Dimensions
H. 5.5 x W. 3.4 x D. 3.2 cm (2 3/16 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/4 in.) Weight 88 g
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, December 31,1941] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1941-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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