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Bird-shaped Jade Pendant
Shang Dynasty (1766-1122
B.C.)
Length: 11.35cm
Width: 5.0 cm
Thickness: 0.3 cm
Jade pendants were
regarded since antiquity
as a symbol of the superior
man. It is possible that
this pendant in the shape
of a bird also had a
totemistic function. A
dragon surmounting an
owl is a typical motif of
the late Shang period.