Carved agate amulet, Liao dynasty
An unpierced ritual hand-held object carved from agate, in shades of honey, amber and white. Its design features five continuous spheres forming concentric ‘eyes’, alluding to the conjunction of the five planets and the Five Elements. Liao Dynasty (916–1125) or later.
Size: 78 x 15.5 x 15.5 mm
Weight: 26.98 g
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An unpierced ritual hand-held object carved from agate, in shades of honey, amber and white. Its design features five continuous spheres forming concentric ‘eyes’, alluding to the conjunction of the five planets and the Five Elements. Liao Dynasty (916–1125) or later.
Size: 78 x 15.5 x 15.5 mm
Weight: 26.98 g
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