Jade Pendant in the Shape of a Human Figure
475 - 221 BCE
Dimensions
H. 4.6 x W. 2 x Thickness 0.9 cm (1 13/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.) Weight 13 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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