Jade cicada, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE)
- Image Number: K1C000008N000000000PAD
- Dynasty: Western Han dynasty
- Category: Jades
- Function: Ming ware, clothing and accessories
- Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
- Description:
Jade, with brown spots and cicada shape, is carved in the style of the so-called “Han Eight Sabres”. In the Han Dynasty, this kind of jade cicada was often contained in the mouth of dead people as “Hu”. The head of a cicada is pierced by an ox nose, which should be added later in the world as a hole for tying and stringing.
![图片[2]-Jade cicada, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE)-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Han dynasty/Jades/K1C000008N000000000PAD-10677.jpg)
![图片[3]-Jade cicada, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE)-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Western Han dynasty/Jades/K1C000008N000000000PAD-10678.jpg)
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