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AN ARC-SHAPED ‘TWIN DRAGON’ JADE PENDANT, HUANG, EASTERN ZHOU PERIOD Published: Myrna Myers (ed.) & Filippo Salviati (auth.), Radiant Stones. Archaic Chinese Jades, Paris, 2000, no. 107. China, 3rd century BC. The flattened piece carved as two confronting dragon heads issuing from an arch-shaped body edged with flamboyant curling elements, pierced to the top and to the heads for suspension. The surface left completely plain. The semi-translucent stone is of a pale celadon color with a grayish hue, densely interspersed with white and gray specks. Provenance: The Collection of Sam and Myrna Myers, Paris, France. Acquired between circa 1965-2012. With two collection numbers ‘50’ and ‘4581’. Condition: Very good condition with minor old wear, little nibbling to the edges, and light surface scratches. Traces of weathering and erosion, natural fissures and inclusions. Weight: 50.6 g Dimensions: Length 18.7 cm Expert’s note: Several undecorated ornaments and pendants of this type have been excavated from Eastern Zhou and early Western Han tombs. The reason for their unfinished state remains uncertain. It is possible that the intended owner died before the work could be completed, or that, as objects made specifically for burial, additional surface decoration was deemed unnecessary. Literature comparison: Compare a related jade pendant, huang, with a partly uncarved surface and two dragon heads, dated 600-476 BC, 12.4 cm long, in the Asian Art Museum, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.522.

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