LATE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
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A VERY RARE WHITE AND RUSSET JADE 'CRESTED-BIRD' PENDANT
LATE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
Finely carved from a thin section of jade, depicting the vigorous bird holding its claw before its arched beak, the long crest swept back meeting the curling tail, the body delicately incised with geometric lines
2 in. (5 cm.) long
LATE EASTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC
Finely carved from a thin section of jade, depicting the vigorous bird holding its claw before its arched beak, the long crest swept back meeting the curling tail, the body delicately incised with geometric lines
2 in. (5 cm.) long
Literature
S. Howard Hansford, Jade - Essence of Hills and Streams, Johannesburg, 1969, no. B37, p. 80
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