Jade tiger shaped pendant

[Jade tiger shaped pendant]

Jade tiger shaped pendant, Shang, 6 cm long, 1.5 cm wide and 0.5 cm thick
The whole vessel has been soaked into chicken bone white, and the original jade color cannot be seen. The jade tiger is flat and flaky. It is creeping, with four claws stretched forward, and full of movement. “Yue” shaped eyes, rolling ears. One hole is drilled at the mouth and tail. The hole is drilled on both sides and can be tied
There were many jade tigers in the Shang Dynasty, including both sheet and round carvings, which were generally small in size. Many similar jade tiger shaped pendants were unearthed in Yin Xu in Anyang.