HAN DYNASTY (206 BC-AD 220)
A SET OF FOUR CHINESE UNEARTHED JADE SWORD ORNAMENTS
The largest: L 7.6 cm. (3 in.)

SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
A CHINESE JADE CEREMONIAL BLADE, GE WITH BRONZE HANDLE
L 12.5 cm. ( 4 7/8 in.) Total 22.8cm. (9 in.)




REFERENCE: A similar jade dagger preserved in the Palace Museum, Beijing, is illustrated in Chinese Jades in Traditional Collections, vol.1, by Fang Gu, Science publisher, Beijing, 2010, p.92

SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)
A CHINESE UNEARTHED WHITE JADE PARROT PENDANT
L 8.1 cm. (3 1/4 in.) Thickness 0.5 cm.




REFERENCE: A similar jade parrot-shaped pendant preserved in the Tianjin Museum, is illustrated in Chinese Jades in Traditional Collections, vol.1, by Fang Gu, Science publisher, Beijing, 2010, p.122

WESTERN ZHOU (CIRCA 1100-771 BC)
A CHINESE UNEARTHED YELLOW JADE 'DOUBLE-HEADED DRAGON' HUANG
L 11.4 cm. ( 4 1/2 in.) Thickness 0.4 cm.