Jade Tiger (one of a pair)
Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd century BCE

Jade Tiger (one of a pair)

3rd century BCE

Classification
Ritual Implements
Medium
Dark brown and beige mottled nephrite
Culture
Chinese
Period
Warring States period (475-221 BCE) to Western Han period (206 BCE-9 CE)
Century
3rd century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

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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