Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd century BCE
Ornate Jade Ring-Disk
4th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
Diam. 14.2 x Thickness 0.3 cm (5 9/16 x 1/8 in.) Weight 52 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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