Belt Plaque
Maya, Early Classic, 300-400 CE
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~ Fragmentary Figure.
Culture: Olmec
Period: Middle Preclassic
Date: 900-300 B.C.
Medium: Jadeite
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Jadeite with ruby, sapphire and gold.
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Mosser Glass Jadeite Bathing Beauty Trinket/Soap Dish
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Nature Inspired: Golden Cicada Resting On a Jade Leaf
Exquisite ornament of the Ming dynasty.
Total weight of the insect figurine, made of 95% pure gold, is 4.65 g. The thickness of the finely crafted wings is only 2 mm.
Unearthed in Boshiwu (博士塢), Wufeng Mountain, Suzhou. Now exhibited in Nanjing Museum (南京博物院).
Photo: ©南京博物院
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Neolithic Jadeite Axehead, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe
Neolithic Jadeite Axe from Wroot, Isle of Axholme
Recent analysis has revealed the jadeite was sourced from the North Italian Alps around 4,300 BCE. The finished axe then made its way to North Lincolnshire around 3,900 BCE.
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Ladies of Taste and Refinement
Watercolor On Cotton Paper
2022, 22"x 30"
White Calla Lilies, Zantedeschia
Jadeite and Serpentine
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‘Jadeite brooch + ring’ This ring and brooch depict the colour of top-quality jadeite: that is, an even, highly saturated green. (19th century)
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