Chinese carved jade ring

An image of Ring. Grey white jade with small brown speckled areas, carved in the shape of a ring, decorated with raised spirals and the surface covered with a layer of cinnabar. It would have formed part of a pendant set. Nephrite, diameter 6.5 cm, 500-300 B.C. Chinese.

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Ring. Grey white jade with small brown speckled areas, carved in the shape of a ring, decorated with raised spirals and the surface covered with a layer of cinnabar. It would have formed part of a pendant set. Nephrite, diameter 6.5 cm, 500-300 B.C. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.10-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/18.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 934 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 110.94kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 18/1
Captured: 2007:11:10 11:45:11

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BC carved Chinese circular decorated decoration decorative disc Fitz_AA jade jewellery jewelry nephrite ornament pendant ring round spirals

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