23 septembre 2023
Beast of prey, Western Zhou dynasty, ca 1000 BC
Beast of prey, Western Zhou dynasty, ca 1000 BC. Jade; height 2,6 cm, width 6,2 cm. National Gallery of Prague, Vp 2463. Jade was used in ancient China to make not only small figurines, pendants and ornaments but, in the first place, special ritual objects...