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Rare Green Stick-shaped Jade Pendant From Qijia#1119225

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Rare Green Stick-shaped Jade Pendant From Qijia#1119225
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This jade artware is a very rare green stick-shaped jade pendant from neolithic Qijia Culture of China.One Tip is abraded to be round,another have a small hole that can be strand a cord.Jade has always held a special place in Chinese culture. From ancient times its value has been considered to be greater than gold or silver. Beginning in the Neolithic period, the stone was carved into shapes such as discs (bi) or squaretubes (cong) and placed on the body of the deceased within the tomb. Believed to have special protective powers, jade was thought to preserve the body fromdecomposition as well as to protect it from evil spirits.
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<tr><td>Condition:GOOD</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:OLD</td></tr>


<tr><td>Height:4.9</td></tr>
<tr><td>Depth:1.7</td></tr>
<tr><td>Width:2</td></tr>
<tr><td>Weight:1.3</td></tr>
<tr><td>Title:Rare Green Stick-shaped Jade Pendant From Qijia</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:New York</td></tr>
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