TWO CARVED AND PIERCED AGATE PENDANTS, 19TH CENTURY
One pendant is carved with a chilong dragon which is highlighted by the dark brownish-black tone of the stone, set against a paler ground of stylised scrolls. The other pendant is also decorated with a chilong dragon, climbing on sprays of lingzhi fungus; the semi-translucent stone has moss-green flecks to one side.
The larger 2.1/4 in. (5.5 cm.) wide
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One pendant is carved with a chilong dragon which is highlighted by the dark brownish-black tone of the stone, set against a paler ground of stylised scrolls. The other pendant is also decorated with a chilong dragon, climbing on sprays of lingzhi fungus; the semi-translucent stone has moss-green flecks to one side.
The larger 2.1/4 in. (5.5 cm.) wide