Jade Tiger (one of a pair)
3rd century BCE
Dimensions
L. 19.1 x H. 8.8 x Thickness 0.5 cm (7 1/2 x 3 7/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 170 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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