Boar
| Accession Nr.: | 63.15.1 |
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| Type: | jade; stone carving |
| Date of production: |
1st–3rd centuries AD
Han dynasty |
| Place of production: |
| Materials: | jade |
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| Dimensions: | height: 2.6 cm vastagság: 1.8 cm |
Small animal carvings are the characteristic jade objects of the Shang and the beginning of the Western Zhou period. Animal ornaments of Chinese bronze ceremonial vessels often appear as jade carvings worn as amulets. These carvings were put in the hands of the buried person.