Ritual ImplementsChinese4th-3rd century BCE
Jade Bird Figure in Openwork
4th-3rd century BCE
Dimensions
H. 2.2 x W. 4.5 x Thickness 0.3 cm (7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in.) Weight 4 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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