Head of a Fantastic Animal
Unknown Artist
5th–3rd century BCE
Medium
Jade
Dimensions
L. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm); W. 3/4 in. (1.9 cm)
Classification
Jade
Culture & Period
China · Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 B.C.)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Ernest Erickson Foundation, 1985
Accession Number
1985.214.107