A RARE GREY-GREEN JADE TIGER-FORM FINIAL/INSIGNIA
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE GREY-GREEN JADE TIGER-FORM FINIAL/INSIGNIA LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1200 BC The flat, curved plaque is in the shape of a crouching tiger and carved on both sides in a double line with a large eye, an ear, and markings on the body, and has a beveled tab that extends from the curled tail. The grey-green stone is semi-translucent and has some areas of opaque ivory alteration. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) long
A RARE GREY-GREEN JADE TIGER-FORM FINIAL/INSIGNIA
LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE GREY-GREEN JADE TIGER-FORM FINIAL/INSIGNIA LATE SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG PERIOD, CIRCA 1200 BC The flat, curved plaque is in the shape of a crouching tiger and carved on both sides in a double line with a large eye, an ear, and markings on the body, and has a beveled tab that extends from the curled tail. The grey-green stone is semi-translucent and has some areas of opaque ivory alteration. 3 7/8 in. (9.9 cm.) long
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