Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE
Jade Figure of a Kneeling Man
12th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 4.3 x W. 2.8 cm (1 11/16 x 1 1/8 in.) Weight 54 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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