A RARE YELLOWISH OLIVE-GREEN JADE DRAGON PENDANT
SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE YELLOWISH OLIVE-GREEN JADE DRAGON PENDANT SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, CIRCA 1200 BC The flat plaque in the shape of a coiled dragon with a slit leading from the outer edge to the perforated center, the large head with hooked tip to the upturned snout, an opening between the jaws edged in serrations representing teeth, and a tapering eye below a horn with hooked tip, the spine outlined with notched flanges and the tail curled almost all the way around at its tip, with scrolls carved on the body and tail, the semi-translucent stone with some opaque buff alteration 1 9/16 in. (4 cm.) across
A RARE YELLOWISH OLIVE-GREEN JADE DRAGON PENDANT
SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, CIRCA 1200 BC
A RARE YELLOWISH OLIVE-GREEN JADE DRAGON PENDANT SHANG DYNASTY, ANYANG, CIRCA 1200 BC The flat plaque in the shape of a coiled dragon with a slit leading from the outer edge to the perforated center, the large head with hooked tip to the upturned snout, an opening between the jaws edged in serrations representing teeth, and a tapering eye below a horn with hooked tip, the spine outlined with notched flanges and the tail curled almost all the way around at its tip, with scrolls carved on the body and tail, the semi-translucent stone with some opaque buff alteration 1 9/16 in. (4 cm.) across
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