Jade Tiger (one of a pair)
3rd century BCE
Dimensions
H. 8.5 x L. 19.1 x Thickness 0.4 cm (3 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 3/16 in.) Weight 148 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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