Petit pendentif en jade Dynastie Shang, ca. 1200-1100 avant J.-C.

sculpté en forme d'oiseau aux ailes triangulaires déployées et la tête ovale, le bec percé d'un petit orifice, la pierre vert olive au dessus devenu couleur chamois

Collection of Prof. Max Loehr (1903-1988).
J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993.

Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, J. J. Lally & Co., New York, 1993, no. 62.

J. J. Lally & Co., Chinese Archaic Jades and Bronzes from the Estate of Professor Max Loehr and Others, New York, 1993, cat. no. 62.

The pendant is in good overall condition. There are cutting marks visible on the underside of the bird consistent to when the piece was carved. The stone is well polished with a smooth patina. The stone is of a slightly more yellow tone than the catalogue illusration suggests.
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