Jade man and beast composite pendant

[Jade man and beast composite pendant]

Jade man and beast composite pendant, 8.2 cm high, 4 cm wide and 0.6 cm thick
The jade material is cyan, with white spots and flakes in some parts. It is carved with a composite pattern of human and animal. The upper part of the pendant is the human head, which is large. The head is decorated with a rope pattern and a bird-shaped crown. The long hair is draped behind, and is rolled out on the sides of the two ears. There are earrings under the ears. The lower part of the pendant is the head of the animal, which is short and wide, in a horizontal strip shape, with a slightly wide mouth and a hole shape. The middle part of the pendant is carved with human body and animal body, which are intertwined and difficult to separate
This pendant is a cultural relic handed down from generation to generation. The original place of its excavation is not clear. Scholars have also speculated on the date of its manufacture. From the characteristics of the head of the figure, it should belong to the Neolithic Age, and the shape of the head of the animal and the carving method of the hole in the lower part of the pendant are very similar to the head of the animal and the processing method of the jade of the Shijiahe culture, so it is preliminarily determined as the jade of the Shijiahe culture


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