Ritual ImplementsChinese5th-3rd century BCE
Jade Pendant in the Shape of a Human Figure
475-221 BCE
Dimensions
H. 5 x W. 1.7 x Thickness 0.7 cm (1 15/16 x 11/16 x 1/4 in.) Weight 11 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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