Bracelet with animal heads
National Museum of Asian Art

Bracelet with animal heads

ca. 3300-2250 BCE

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

Thick ring with large perforation, possibly a bracelet; semi translucent closely mottled golden brown with traces of pale yellow-green; frosted with silvery incipient disintegration; satin smooth surface; one depressed area; smoothed chips on rim; decoration: six stylized dragon (?) heads in relief around outer edge.

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