A SMALL BLACK JADE CARVING OF A TAOTIE MASK PENDANT SHANG DYNASTY OR LATER | 商或以後 玉饕餮紋珮

ARCHAIC AND ARCHAISTIC JADES FROM THE MICHAEL GULBENKIAN COLLECTION

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A SMALL BLACK JADE CARVING OF A TAOTIE MASK PENDANT

SHANG DYNASTY OR LATER

商或以後 玉饕餮紋珮

symmetrically carved in medium relief to the front face with a large pair of curved eyes beneath bushy brows and a spreading headdress, the reverse pierced for suspension, the well-polished stone of rich russet tone with a dark caramel back

Height 2.6 cm, 1 in