Chinese jade pendant carved as a fish

An image of Ornament. Green jade with altered areas, carved in the shape of a fish rendered in an almost straight line. The fins are striated and the bifurcated tail is bevelled. A rather large perforation drilled from one side. Traces of cinnabar. Nephrite, length 4.3 cm, width 1.85 cm, 1050-771 B.C. Chinese.

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Ornament. Green jade with altered areas, carved in the shape of a fish rendered in an almost straight line. The fins are striated and the bifurcated tail is bevelled. A rather large perforation drilled from one side. Traces of cinnabar. Nephrite, length 4.3 cm, width 1.85 cm, 1050-771 B.C. Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.19-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/18.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 558 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 78.21kB
Exposure time: 1/10
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 18/1
Captured: 2007:11:17 16:39:09

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BC carved decorated decoration decorative fish Fitz_AA jade jewellery jewelry nephrite ornament pendant

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