Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd millennium BCE
Jade Ring with Mask Designs in Relief
3300-2000 BCE
Dimensions
H. 2.4 x Diam. 9.6 x Thickness of ring 1.2 cm (15/16 x 3 3/4 x 1/2 in.) Weight 184 g
Provenance
[Yamanaka & Co., New York] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1918-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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