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

88.
AN ARCHAIC JADE ‘GRAIN PATTERN’ BEAD

Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C. – A.D. 9)

of slender cylindrical form, finely carved with knobbed spirals in relief between raised borders, the grayish white stone drilled for stringing.

Length ⁵⁄₈ inch (2 cm)

西漢　穀紋玉管　長2厘米