A RARE GREENISH-YELLOW JADE DRAGON-SILKWORM PENDANT, LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-9TH CENTURY BC
A RARE GREENISH-YELLOW JADE DRAGON-SILKWORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-9TH CENTURY BC
The pendant of curved shape has the head of a bottle-horned dragon and the body of a silkworm and is pierced with one hole at the mouth and another in the tail. The semi-translucent jade is of pale green color with a yellowish tinge.
1 7/8 in. (4.6 cm.) long
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A RARE GREENISH-YELLOW JADE DRAGON-SILKWORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-9TH CENTURY BC
The pendant of curved shape has the head of a bottle-horned dragon and the body of a silkworm and is pierced with one hole at the mouth and another in the tail. The semi-translucent jade is of pale green color with a yellowish tinge.
1 7/8 in. (4.6 cm.) long