Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Finial in the Form of an Animal Head (One of a Pair)
475 - 221 BCE
Dimensions
H. 3.6 x W. 5.3 x L. 7.6 cm (1 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 3 in.)
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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