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vey the impression that she is talking. Considered
as a group, the Hongshan human sculptures repre-
sent an artistic achievement of the highest level for
the period. 7 XY

1 Excavated in 1979; reported Guo and Zhang 1984,1-11.
2 Guo and Zhang 1984, 8-9.
3 Zhongguo Neimenggu 1982,187,196.
4 For example, see Shaanxi 1992, 5-8; and Zhongguo
Hanchengdui 1994,120-122.
5 For example, see Yu 1984,13,17.
6 Sun and Guo 1986.
7 For a survey of prehistoric sculpture, see Yang 1988.

FIG. i. Jade human figure;
3
height 9.6 (3 /4); Neolithic
period; excavated in 1987
from Tomb i, Lingjiatan,
Hanshan, Anhui province.
After Anhui 1989, 8, fig. 22.

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