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57.
A JADE ARC SHAPED ORNAMENT WITH CRESTED BIRDS
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
the shallow arc decorated with a confronted pair of birds surrounded by their own drooping crests and curled tail plumage incised in double-line technique, the underside plain and polished, with tiny perforations at either end, the pale greenish jade with traces of cinnabar.
Length 2 1⁄4 inches (5.6 cm)
Compare the Western Zhou birds amidst plumage incised in a very similar style on a small jade cong excavated at Zhangjiapo, Chang’an, Shaanxi province illustrated by Gu (ed.), Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji (Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China), Vol. 14, Shaanxi, Beijing, 2005, p. 43.
西周 鳳紋玉飾 長 5.6 厘米
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57.
A JADE ARC SHAPED ORNAMENT WITH CRESTED BIRDS
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
Length 2 1⁄4 inches (5.6 cm)