Amulet in the Form of a Seated Figure with Bovine Head
Cleveland Museum of Art

Amulet in the Form of a Seated Figure with Bovine Head

c. 4700–2920 BCE

jade (nephrite)
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

CMA daringly acquired this masterpiece without knowing exactly what it was. Only after Chinese archaeologists started excavating similar jades in Northeast China could it be attributed to the Hongshan culture.

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