A RARE LARGE MOTTLED BROWN AND GREENISH-BEIGE JADE BIRD-FORM PENDANT, LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC
A RARE LARGE MOTTLED BROWN AND GREENISH-BEIGE JADE BIRD-FORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The pendant is possibly repurposed from a cong and is carved as a bird in flight with outspread wings and tail decorated in intaglio lines. The beak has a bull-nose perforation for suspension. The greenish-beige jade has some brown inclusions and traces of cinnabar.
2 ½ in. (5.9 cm.) long
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A RARE LARGE MOTTLED BROWN AND GREENISH-BEIGE JADE BIRD-FORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, 13TH-11TH CENTURY BC
The pendant is possibly repurposed from a cong and is carved as a bird in flight with outspread wings and tail decorated in intaglio lines. The beak has a bull-nose perforation for suspension. The greenish-beige jade has some brown inclusions and traces of cinnabar.
2 ½ in. (5.9 cm.) long
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