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Chinese carved jade pendant

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An image of Pale green pendant with a hole for suspension. It is likely to be a part of a complicated jade pendant set. A similar one was excavated from Xinzheng, Henan province. Nephrite, length, 1.8 cm, 800-700 B.C. Chinese.

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Pale green pendant with a hole for suspension. It is likely to be a part of a complicated jade pendant set. A similar one was excavated from Xinzheng, Henan province. Nephrite, length, 1.8 cm, 800-700 B.C. Chinese.

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  • Accession Number: O.109-1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/25.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS 5D
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 879 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 266.24kB
  • Exposure time: 1/125
  • ISO Speed: 400
  • Fnumber: 25/1
  • Captured: 2008:04:24 16:16:26

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8th Century accessories BC carved decorated decoration Fitz_AA jade jewellery jewelry nephrite ornament pendant

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