Period:Han dynasty Production date:206BC-220
Materials:jade
Technique:
Subjects:insect
Dimensions:Height: 5.10 centimetres
Description:
Cicada figure, made of white/green jade
IMG
![图片[1]-figure BM-1937-0416.120-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Han dynasty/Jades/mid_01528688_001.jpg)
Comments:Jade cicadas were often placed on the tongs of the dead in the tomb because cicadas represented resurrection.
Materials:jade
Technique:
Subjects:insect
Dimensions:Height: 5.10 centimetres
Description:
Cicada figure, made of white/green jade
IMG
Comments:Jade cicadas were often placed on the tongs of the dead in the tomb because cicadas represented resurrection.
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