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67. An Archaic Jade Bird P endant
Shang Dynasty, 13th–11th Century B.C.
with wings spread, the round head with disc shape eyes, drilled through the beak, traces of cinnabar.

Width 1¼ inches (3.2 cm)
Ex Collection Professor Max Loehr, acquired in Beijing, 1943
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1993 catalogue no. 60

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68. An Archaic Jade Bird Finial

Shang Dynasty, 13th–11th Century B.C.
with head turned to one side, wings folded and long tail extended, pierced through a tab at the breast.
Length 1½ inches (3.7 cm)

Ex Collection Professor Max Loehr, acquired in Beijing, 1945
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1993 catalogue no. 65

Exhibited and Published: Early Chinese Jades, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1953, no. 56.

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69. A Small Archaic Jade F rog
Shang Dynasty, circa 15th–11th Century B.C.

simply modelled, crouching with head held up and mouth open.
Length 1 ⁄8 inches (3.5 cm)
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70. An Archaic Jade Rabbit P endant
Shang Dynasty, 13th–11th Century B.C.
with large ears pinned back, incised details on both sides, drilled through the mouth.

Length 2 inches (5.1 cm)
Ex Collection Lord Cunliffe (1899–1963), no. JA/65
Ex Collection Richard and Jean Salisbury, acquired from Bluett & Sons, London, 1987
Ex J.J. Lally & Co., 1994 catalogue no. 35
A similar jade rabbit pendant excavated from a Shang tomb in Shanxi is illustrated in Wenwu, 1986, No. 11, p. 16, fig. 41:5.

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