Ritual ImplementsChinese3rd century BCE
Jade Chape for a Sword Scabbard
3rd century BCE
Dimensions
H. 4.2 x W. 5.3 x D. 2.7 cm (1 5/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.) Weight 85 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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