Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd-2nd century BCE
Long Jade Hook Terminating in Dragon Heads
3rd-2nd century BCE (?)
Dimensions
H. 14.7 x W. 1 x Thickness 0.7 cm (5 13/16 x 3/8 x 1/4 in.) Weight 26 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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