A RARE GREYISH-WHITE JADE OWL-FORM PENDANT LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 13TH-10TH CENTURY BC The thick pendant is carved as an owl with extended wings as if in flight and seen from above, the features delineated by thin grooved lines on both sides. The beak has a bull-nose perforation for suspension. The semi-translucent stone of greyish-white color has buff veining and traces of cinnabar in recessed areas. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long Provenance A. W. Bahr and E. H. Bahr Collection, 1963. Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Else Sackler. Elizabeth A. Sackler.
A RARE GREYISH-WHITE JADE OWL-FORM PENDANT LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 13TH-10TH CENTURY BC The thick pendant is carved as an owl with extended wings as if in flight and seen from above, the features delineated by thin grooved lines on both sides. The beak has a bull-nose perforation for suspension. The semi-translucent stone of greyish-white color has buff veining and traces of cinnabar in recessed areas. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm.) long Provenance A. W. Bahr and E. H. Bahr Collection, 1963. Arthur M. Sackler Collections. Else Sackler. Elizabeth A. Sackler.
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