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THREE SMALL JADE FISH-FORM PENDANTS A MOTTLED CARAMEL JADE FISH-FORM PENDANT
LATE SHANG-WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, 11TH-9TH CENTURY BC LATE SHANG-EARLY WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY,
12TH-11TH CENTURY BC
All are detailed with circular eyes, gills, and incised fns: one of greyish-green
color, possibly repurposed from a bracelet; one of greyish-beige color, with The fsh-form pendant has a straight body carved on both sides with eyes, fns,
very tapered tail; and the third of pale brown color with straight body. and overlapping scales. The narrow front edge has a bull-nose perforation for
suspension. The jade is of mottled grey and dark olive-green color with areas
1√, 1æ, and 2¿ in. (4.7, 3.1, and 5.3 cm.) long
of buf alteration.
(3)
$6,000-8,000 2º in. (5.7 cm.) long
$5,000-7,000
PROVENANCE
Middle: A. W. Bahr and E. H. Bahr Collection, 1963.
Lower: J. T. Tai & Co., New York, 1965. PROVENANCE
All: Arthur M. Sackler Collections. A. W. Bahr and E. H. Bahr Collection, 1963.
Else Sackler. Arthur M. Sackler Collections.
Elizabeth A. Sackler. Else Sackler.
商晚期/西周 玉魚形珮三件 Elizabeth A. Sackler.
商晚期/西周早期 褐玉魚形珮

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