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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 lines that make downward facing points. The bottom comes to a point. It is light brown in color with some lighter spots.

Jade Cicada in the Round

Chinese

Highly polished, translucent yellowish and opaque cream-colored nephrite

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

Ritual Implements