A Chinese yellow jade tally

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A Chinese yellow jade tally
simulating a stylised dagger, incised on both sides with with scrolling animal motifs above taotie masks -- 3¾.in (9.5cm) long, 14th-18th Century, fitted box; a grey jade sword slide carved with a qilin looking behind using the black inclusions -- 3.in (7.6cm) long, 14th-18th Century; a pair of mottled spinach-green jade semi-circular pendants formed from two halves of a bi disc -- 5.in (12.7cm) wide, fitted stand; a calcified yellow jade pendant modelled as a fish -- 2¼.in (5.7cm) long; a small grey stone axe-head carved in the form of a mythical beast -- 1¾.in (4.5cm) long; and a brown-skinned celadon jade axe-head carved with a band of stylised animals -- 2¾.in (7cm) long. (7)

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