Period:Unknown Production date:3300BC-2200BC
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, incised, drilled,
Subjects:mask
Dimensions:Height: 2.60 centimetres Width: 3 centimetres
Description:
Bead with masks of creamy white jade with grey flecking totally calcified polished to a soft gloss.
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Comments:The cylindrical bead with straight-cut ends carved in low relief finely incised with masks displaying an arched band between oval eyes above an oblong mouth with anuglar curls. The three masks are surrounded by circular whorls and striated bands. A vertical perforation runs the length of the bead. Neolithic. This substantial column-shaped jade, wider than it is high, is drilled down the middle. There are three faces around the head, all of which have the same raised oval eyes, arched bridge and horizontal bar representing the nose. The eyes are demarcated by incised concentric circles, and both raised and lower sections are covered with finely incised scrolls, whorls and striations, in the manner of the decoration of monster faces on cong and plaques. Although this jade is small, it may be part of a set, which would have included a curved lid, as shown by a comparable piece from tomb M9 at Zheijiang Yuhang Yaoshan. It seems that each of the so-called male tombs at Yaoshan contained one of these sets, but only one of the so-called female tombs, tomb M11, held one. Very many of these columns and covers are completely undecorated: those that do carry ornament are likely to display monster faces, such as those seen here. The function of this jade is completely unknown. See Rawson 1995, p.144, cat.no.5.10.
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, incised, drilled,
Subjects:mask
Dimensions:Height: 2.60 centimetres Width: 3 centimetres
Description:
Bead with masks of creamy white jade with grey flecking totally calcified polished to a soft gloss.
IMG
Comments:The cylindrical bead with straight-cut ends carved in low relief finely incised with masks displaying an arched band between oval eyes above an oblong mouth with anuglar curls. The three masks are surrounded by circular whorls and striated bands. A vertical perforation runs the length of the bead. Neolithic. This substantial column-shaped jade, wider than it is high, is drilled down the middle. There are three faces around the head, all of which have the same raised oval eyes, arched bridge and horizontal bar representing the nose. The eyes are demarcated by incised concentric circles, and both raised and lower sections are covered with finely incised scrolls, whorls and striations, in the manner of the decoration of monster faces on cong and plaques. Although this jade is small, it may be part of a set, which would have included a curved lid, as shown by a comparable piece from tomb M9 at Zheijiang Yuhang Yaoshan. It seems that each of the so-called male tombs at Yaoshan contained one of these sets, but only one of the so-called female tombs, tomb M11, held one. Very many of these columns and covers are completely undecorated: those that do carry ornament are likely to display monster faces, such as those seen here. The function of this jade is completely unknown. See Rawson 1995, p.144, cat.no.5.10.
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