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Jade Horned Human Animal Zhou Dynasty
Category: Asian Antiques
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Archaic Jade , Asian Antiques , Chinese Antiques , Zhou Dynasty Jade


Item Value: $0.00
Title: Jade Horned Human Animal
Country/Region of origin: China
Authenticity: Original
Period/Age: Zhou Dynasty 1050 - 221 BC
Dimensions: L:6.5cm (2.5")
Condition: Good

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Another Zhou Dynasty Jade with the distinctive body pattern and also not completely finished i.e. still a WIP. A Jade that can use many interesting expressions to describe:

Puzzling: How the combination of horn,human face and animal body was derived and whether it is purely imaginative.

Interesting: What is the symbolism,function of this complex creature.

Fortunate: To have such an extant Works of Art from the past for evaluation in the present.

There is a pair of holes at neck region for attachment. 



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