Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-10th century BCE
Jade Bird Figure
11th-10th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 3 x W. 5.7 x Thickness 0.3 cm (1 3/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.) Weight 9 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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