Jade Dragon Silhouette
4th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 6.6 x W. 11.1 x Thickness 0.4 cm (2 5/8 x 4 3/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 55 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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