Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-10th century BCE
Curved Jade Figure of an Owl
12th-10th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 6.1 x W. 2.1 x Thickness 0.3 cm (2 3/8 x 13/16 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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