戰國 絞絲龍形玉佩, Knotted Dragon Pendant, 3rd century

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戰國 絞絲龍形玉佩, Knotted Dragon Pendant, Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (475–221 ), 3rd century , China, Jade (nephrite), H. 3 1/8 in. ( cm); W. 2 1/16 in. ( cm), Jade, 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 material

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