JADE PENDANT, HUANG

Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period, 475 – 221 BC

Length: 3 1/4 inches, 8.5 cm

Width: 3/4 inch, 1.5 cm

玉璜

A jade pendant of arched form, huang, the surfaces covered in so-called “rice-grain” pattern. The top and bottom are engraved with panels of archaistic decoration. The stone is of dark-green colour with areas of calcification.