Ritual ImplementsChinese11th-8th century BCE
Small Jade Turtle in the Round
c. 1100-771 BCE
Dimensions
L. 3.8 x W. 2.1 x Thickness 0.9 cm (1 1/2 x 13/16 x 3/8 in.) Weight 7 g
Provenance
Grenville L. Winthrop, New York (by 1943), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1943.
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