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A jade piece that is shaped into a curved rectangle and is yellow-green in color with some lighter and darker discoloration. It is shown horizontally. There are broad, swirling engraved lines through the piece. The left side’s engraved lines are shaped to

Jade Arc-Shaped Dragon

Chinese

Translucent yellowish nephrite cut from a fragment of a narrow disk

Shang dynasty, c. 1600-c. 1050 BCE

Ritual Implements