Lying boar
Accession Nr.: | 62.559.1 |
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Type: | jade; stone carving |
Date of production: |
3rd–2nd centuries BC
Han dynasty |
Place of production: |
Materials: | jade |
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Dimensions: | width: 7.2 cm height: 7.7 cm vastagság: 0.5 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. Large quantities of different animal figures were carved.