Jade Dragon Silhouette
5th-4th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 7.4 x W. 8.5 x Thickness 0.6 cm (2 15/16 x 3 3/8 x 1/4 in.) Weight 51 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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