Lot Essay
Compare a similar yet smaller example excavated from tomb no. BRM2 of the Western Zhou Yu State complex at Baoji city, Shaanxi province, illustrated in Yuguo Jade Wares, Beijing, 2010, p.193.
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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C.1100-771 BC
Details
A PALE CELADON JADE ‘DRAGON’ PENDANT
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C.1100-771 BC
The pendant is carved in the form of a coiled dragon, depicted with a horn, circular eyes, mane, a long pointed tail and detailed with scrolls on the body.
2 in. (5 cm.) wide, box
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, C.1100-771 BC
The pendant is carved in the form of a coiled dragon, depicted with a horn, circular eyes, mane, a long pointed tail and detailed with scrolls on the body.
2 in. (5 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Macau in 1988