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Bottle Horned Bird Complex

Bottle horned bird and dragon complex atop third, unknown item
 
  • Similar to piece in Fu Hao's Shang tomb - see Yang, Boda in Zhongguo Yuqi Quanji , 2005, vol. I, p. 148. Surface decoration is somewhat different, though.
  • Carving is very worn and features are indistinct.
  • Green jade has grey skin, suffusion, and calcification.
  • Cross section is slightly oval. 
  • 9.7 x 4.1 x .65 cm
 
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