Jade insert with dragon-phoenix pattern, Western Zhou dynasty (1046-771 BCE)-China Archive

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Category:Jades
Function:Embellishment
Material:mineral/jade jewelry/jade
Description:
tooth topaz, Both sides are carved with similar dragon and phoenix patterns. A phoenix with a long neck, curved beak, a crest and a long tail, stood in the center with dignity, and its tail feathers bent back and around the front; In front of and behind the phoenix, in the elegant feathers, there are also a curly nose faucet; The front end of the dragon nose is carved with a bunch of feathers decorated with parallel lines, like long hair; The convoluted arc pattern is decorated between the dragon and the phoenix. From the perspective of style, this jade ornament should be a work of the mid Western Zhou Dynasty in the 10th and 9th centuries BC