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86. An Archaic Jade Sword P ommel ( Shou )
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, circa 6th–5th Century B.C.
with thick walls, carved in relief with linked comma spiral motifs in a lively crowded pattern filling
the straight sides and platform top, the underside partially hollowed and drilled near the base for
attachment, the stone of rust brown color shading to tan.
Height 1¾ inches (4.4 cm)

Compare the jade sword pommel of more complex notched form similarly decorated with a dense pattern of linked comma
spirals discovered in a late Spring and Autumn period burial at Liuhe Chengqiao, Jiangsu province, illustrated in Zhongguo
yuqi quanji (Compendium of Chinese Jades), Vol. 3, Shijiazhuang, 1993, p. 55, no. 91.

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87. A Small Archaic Jade Finial
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, 6th–5th Century B.C.
of solid cylindrical form and chocolate brown color, well carved in relief with six vertical rows of
paired comma spiral motifs and with a matching border around a ropetwist ring on the top, the
base polished flat.
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Height ⁄8 inch (2.4 cm)
Compare two closely related jade finials in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago, illustrated by Salmony, Archaic
Chinese Jades from the Edward and Louise B. Sonnenschein Collection, Chicago, 1952, pl. XC, nos. 11 and 12.

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88. An Archaic Jade ‘Grain P attern’ Bead

Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.–A.D. 9)
of slender cylindrical form, finely carved with knobbed spirals in relief between raised borders, the
grayish white stone drilled for stringing.
Length ⁄8 inch (2 cm)
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89. An Archaic Jade Bead
Eastern Zhou Dynasty, circa 5th Century B.C.
of cylindrical form, the greenish tan stone carved on the straight sides, top and bottom with knobbed
‘C’ scrolls within raised borders, drilled down the center for stringing.
Length ⁄16 inch (2.3 cm)
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