Pendant in silhouette form of a dragon; with relief decor. Green translucent jade; the dragon silhouette can also be viewed as a symmetrical half of a t'ao t'ieh mask with long ears; both sides are decorated with double-line relief pigment; a straight cut line on the reverse side.

Dragon Pendant, 1600-1100 BCE

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On View in Gallery 215expand_more
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Title
Dragon Pendant
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Accession Number
50.46.350
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Pendant in silhouette form of a dragon; with relief decor. Green translucent jade; the dragon silhouette can also be viewed as a symmetrical half of a t'ao t'ieh mask with long ears; both sides are decorated with double-line relief pigment; a straight cut line on the reverse side.