J.J. Lally & Co., Oriental Art / New York City, New York

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A JADE ORNAMENT CARVED WITH A HUMAN FACE

Western Zhou Dynasty (1027 – 771 B.C.)

repurposed from the upper part of a longer pendant, the thick truncated plaque carved on both sides with a stylized human head outlined in profile and detailed with large eyes, broad nose, pursed lips and a crest of long curled hair, his hands clasped under his chin, incised with a border of tight scroll motifs at the back of the head, cut off at the base and drilled through the center, the olive green jade with remains of cinnabar.

Length 1 ³⁄₈ inches (3.7 cm)

西周   人首形玉飾   長 3.7 厘米