Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Jade Belt Hook with Recumbent Deer Decor
475 BCE - 221 BCE
Dimensions
L. 8.3 x W. 3.7 x D. 3.1 cm (3 1/4 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.) unspecified: 56 g
Provenance
[C. T. Loo & Co., New York, March 29, 1935] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1935-1943), bequest; to Harvard Art Museums, 1943
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