Knotted dragon pendant 3rd century China This pendant takes the shape of a dragon with a sinuous body grooved to resemble twisted rope. It illustrates the extraordinary talent and skill of early Chinese jade carvers, in whose hands intractable jade seems a supple and malleable Knotted dragon pendant. China. 3rd century Jade (nephrite). Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 ). Jade

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