Jade Bird Subduing Two Snakes
4th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 2.6 x W. 5 x Thickness 0.4 cm (1 x 1 15/16 x 3/16 in.) Weight 8 g
Provenance
[C. T. Loo & Co., New York, December 22, 1933] sold; to Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (1933-1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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