Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd millennium BCE
Large Ceremonial Jade Object, Perhaps a Headdress
c. 4700 - c. 2920 BCE
Dimensions
H. 18.9 x W. 14 x D. 9.5 x Thickness 0.7 cm (7 7/16 x 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in.) Weight 1034 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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