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Pendant in the form of a dragon
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Pendant in the form of a dragon

ca. 1300-1050 BCE · Jade (nephrite)

From the collection of National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler). Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Ornament; flat sickle-shaped pendant in form of stylized dragon, round perforation for eye and incision for mouth, smaller perforation for cord; translucent grayish green with dark gray clouding; areas of cream-colored disintegration and earth incrustation; red stain.

National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler)’s own description
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Credit linePendant in the form of a dragon. ca. 1300-1050 BCE. National Museum of Asian Art (Freer/Sackler), Gift of Charles Lang Freer. CC0.
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