Period:Western Han dynasty Production date:2ndC BC-1stC BC (circa)
Materials:jade, nephrite,
Technique:incised
Subjects:dragon
Dimensions:Diameter: 3.70 centimetres Height: 0.30 centimetres
Description:
Figure of a coiled dragon. Made of jade.
IMG
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Comments:The closest comparable example was excavated from tomb M4 at Dongyang, Xuyi, Jiangsu, which was dated to the late Western Han to Xin period (Kaogu 1979.5, p. 424, fig. 16.1).It is illustrated in colour in Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji 2005, vol. 7, p. 121.
Materials:jade, nephrite,
Technique:incised
Subjects:dragon
Dimensions:Diameter: 3.70 centimetres Height: 0.30 centimetres
Description:
Figure of a coiled dragon. Made of jade.
IMG
Comments:The closest comparable example was excavated from tomb M4 at Dongyang, Xuyi, Jiangsu, which was dated to the late Western Han to Xin period (Kaogu 1979.5, p. 424, fig. 16.1).It is illustrated in colour in Zhongguo chutu yuqi quanji 2005, vol. 7, p. 121.
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