Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE
Large Jade Buffalo Head in the Round
12th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 5.5 x L. 10 x W. 6.7 cm (2 3/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.) Weight 402 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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