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Ornament in the shape of hooked clouds
with central bird motif
Neolithic period, Hongshan culture
(ca. 3600-ca. 2000 bce)
Nephrite jade; 1. 22.4 x w. 11.5 x d. 0.5 cm
Unearthed in 1979 at Sanguandianzi, Lingyuan city,
Liaoning Province
Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shenyang
