Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE
Jade Spearhead in a Bronze Socket
12th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
L. 20.8 x W. 4.8 x Thickness 0.5 cm (8 3/16 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight: 116 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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