JADE PUPA AND EAGLE

Hongshan culture, Neolithic period, 4700 – 2900 BC
Eagle: Length 1 3/4 inches, 4.5 cm
Width 1 1/2 inches, 3.8 cm

Pupa: Length 11/2 inches, 4 cm
Thickness 1/2 inch, 1.3 cm

玉鹰及玉蚕蛹

A jade pupa (cocoon) and a stylized eagle with outspread wings, pointy beak, claws and a prominent tale.

These two jades belong together as they are amongst the most typical animals in Hongshan culture with the pig dragon and the dragon.