A JADE ‘ANIMAL MASK’ SWORD CHAPE

WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)

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A JADE ‘ANIMAL MASK’ SWORD CHAPE
WESTERN HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 8)
The trapezoid chape is carved on both sides with stylised scrolls representing animal masks.
2 1/8 in. (5.2 cm.) long, box

Provenance

Yangdetang Collection, acquired in Macau in 1987

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