Arc-shaped pendant (<em>huang</em> 璜)
National Museum of Asian Art

Arc-shaped pendant (<em>huang</em> 璜)

ca. 3500-2700 BCE

Jade (nephrite)
National Museum of Asian Art
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of Asian Art

Ornament: type huang 璜; small flat plaque with oval upper edge and straight base with curved notch in center; mottled pale yellow green and cream; reverse covered with white incrustation; two functional holes conically bored from both sides; irregularities in cutting, two saw marks.

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