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A jade sculpture that is long in shape with the left side being wide with rounded engraved details and the right side coming to a narrow, blunt edge. It is colored golden yellow. The sculpture has a crack diagonally down the middle with red coloring around it.

Elongated Jade Bird Figure

Chinese

Clouded grayish brown nephrite

Zhou dynasty, Western Zhou period, c. 1050-771 BCE

Ritual Implements