Jade Cicada in the Round
3rd century BCE
Dimensions
H. 2.8 x W. 1.8 x D. 1.1 cm (1 1/8 x 11/16 x 7/16 in.) Weight 7 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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