Chinese jade pendant carved with the monster’s eye

An image of Ornament/Xi. Small but relatively thick jade dagger-shaped pendant with pointed end and decorated with a distinctive Shang dynasty features, the monster’s eye. This type of jade is interpret as xi, which according to the texts was used to untie knots. However, judging from the thickness and the holes drilled on the top of this pendant it is more likely to be an ornament. Nephrite, length, 4.9 cm, width, 1.9 cm. 1900-1200. Chinese.

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Ornament/Xi. Small but relatively thick jade dagger-shaped pendant with pointed end and decorated with a distinctive Shang dynasty features, the monster’s eye. This type of jade is interpret as xi, which according to the texts was used to untie knots. However, judging from the thickness and the holes drilled on the top of this pendant it is more likely to be an ornament. Nephrite, length, 4.9 cm, width, 1.9 cm. 1900-1200. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.95-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/18.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 562 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 186.71kB
Exposure time: 1/100
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 18/1
Captured: 2008:03:08 00:10:13

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20th Century carved Chinese decorated decoration decorative Fitz_AA jade jewellery jewelry nephrite ornament pendant

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