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Elephant 5

Small elephant with incised decoration  
  • White translucent jade with calcification, surface erosion, some jade loss on feet, and brown glaze.
  • Decoration is double incised slanting lines in form of shields, whorls, and abstract hook/line pairs.
  • Ears and eyes are also rendered in this form of relief.
  • Tail is a flat triangle hanging down the back.
  • Feet are blockish slabs with slight incised lines to suggest toes.
  • Style and carving technique is Shang.
  • 6 x 3.1 x 2.7 cm. 
 
 
 
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