Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd century BCE
Jade Openwork Plaque Terminating in Dragon Heads
4th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
H. 4.8 x W. 13.1 x Thickness 0.4 cm (1 7/8 x 5 3/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 47 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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