Ritual ImplementsChinese1st century BCE-1st century CE
Glass Cicada
1st century BCE-1st century CE
Dimensions
H. 5.6 x W. 3.2 x Thickness 0.8 cm (2 3/16 x 1 1/4 x 5/16 in.) Weight 31 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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