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A WHITE JADE ORNAMENT
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
the flat oblong plaque decorated on both sides with the profile image of a kneeling figure carved in outline, with scroll designs on the torso and long hair rising from the top of the head, drilled with two holes for stringing at either end, the white jade of pale grayish tint, with remains of earth and cinnabar.
Length 2 3⁄4 inches (7 cm)
Compare the closely related kneeling figure motif carved on a flat handle shaped jade plaque in the collection of Palace Museum, Beijing, illustrated in Gugong bowuyuan cangpin daxi: yuqi bian (Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade), Vol. 2, Xia, Shang, Zhou, Beijing, 2011, p. 216, no. 247.
西周 人紋玉飾 長 7 厘米
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