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Animal-Faced Blue-Green Jade Pendant Reflecting Red Mountain Culture, Neolithic Age
新石器时代龙山文化鹰攫人面珮: tianjin 8

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Why this is a
Masterpiece

The unusual shape combined with superb carving makes this pendant rare. It has great value for historical research.

History of the Object: The area from the Northeastern Yan Mountain-pass through Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang was Dong Yi country. Birds were worshipped and the eagle was a clan emblem.

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Type: Archaeological
Materials: Green White Jade
Measurements: Height 6.8 cm. Length 4.7 cm.
Creator name: Unknown
Creator date: Unknown
Where it was made: China
Geography: China
Time period: BCE 30th century ~ BCE 21th century
Creation date: BCE; 30th Century BCE - 21st Century BCE; Neolithic Longshan culture
Function: Worship; amulet used by the Shaohao people.
Acquisition: Donated by Xu Shizhang's descendants
Copyright
Acknowledgements
Owner: Tianjin Museum
Museum: Tianjin Museum
Credit line: Xu Shizhang