Cylindrical bead
| Accession Nr.: | 261 |
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| Type: | jade; stone carving |
| Date of production: |
Around 1200–1000 BC
Shang dynasty |
| Place of production: |
| Materials: | jade |
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| Dimensions: | width: 1.5 cm length: 3.2 cm |
Belief in afterlife already existed in the ancestor worship of the Shang period. Jades promising eternal life were placed on the deceased because of the belief in the perennial nature of the stone.