Ritual ImplementsChinese12th-11th century BCE
Jade Recumbent Buffalo in Low Relief
12th-11th century BCE
Dimensions
H. 3.7 x W. 4.8 x Thickness 0.5 cm (1 7/16 x 1 7/8 x 3/16 in.) Weight 18 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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