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A jade sculpture of a short, round cicada. The top is curved with carved lines to detail the head and antennas. The middle and bottom have carved curved, detailed lines that make downward facing points. The bottom comes to a point. It is light yellow and cream colored.

Jade Cicada in the Round

Chinese

Light olive-green and yellowish brown nephrite

Han dynasty, Western Han period, 206 BCE-9 CE

Ritual Implements