A PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE RABBIT-FORM PENDANT
A PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE RABBIT-FORM PENDANT

LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC

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A PALE GREYISH-GREEN JADE RABBIT-FORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-10TH CENTURY BC
The pendant is carved in the shape of a recumbent rabbit with a circular hole pierced through the fore paws for suspension. The semi-translucent jade is of pale greyish-green color.
1 5/8 in. (4 cm.) long
Provenance
Desmond Gure Collection, 1968.
Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Else Sackler.
Elizabeth A. Sackler.

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