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

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Past Exhibition

Ancient Chinese Jade

March 15-29, 2018

85.
AN ARCHAIC JADE BIRD PENDANT

Early Western Zhou Dynasty, 11th-10th Century B.C.

with hooked beak, carved on both sides with grooved wing and downturned tail.

Length 1116 inches (4.6 cm)

Compare the Early Western Zhou dynasty jade bird pendants in the British Museum, illustrated by Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, p. 227, fig. 1.

西周早期 鳥形玉珮 長4.6厘米