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34.
A JADE CICADA FORM PENDANT
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
of thick, rounded form with ribbed neck and bulging eyes, pierced through the nose, drilled longitudinally for stringing and pierced through the edges of the wings, the underside concave, the pale greenish jade with smooth polished surface showing remains of cinnabar.
Length 1 1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm)
A similar jade cicada form pendant excavated at Qianzhangda, Tengzhou city, Shandong province is illustrated by Gu (ed.), Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji (Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China), Vol. 4, Shandong, Beijing, 2005, p. 149, described as late Shang dynasty. Compare also the jade cicada form pendant excavated from the late Western Zhou cemetery of the Guo State, at Sanmenxia city, Henan province, illustrated by Gu (ed.), Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji (Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China), Vol. 5, Henan, Beijing, 2005, p. 162.
西周 蟬形玉飾 長 3.8 厘米
34.
A JADE CICADA FORM PENDANT
Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)
Length 1 1⁄2 inches (3.8 cm)