12th-11th century BCE
H. 3.5 x W. 1.5 x D. 2 cm (1 3/8 x 9/16 x 13/16 in.) Weight 20 g
[Yamanaka & Co., New York, December 28, 1940] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1940-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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