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Pendant - Artifacts

Description
white nephrite jade pendant in the shape of a lock. The lock shape is made up of scrolling clouds, which are vertically symmetrical loop around at the top and come to a point at the bottom . Between the as relief loops in around cross bar which ahs a rectangular shaped hole. The slightly domed face has raised carvings of a bat on the left, a tree with three peaches growing out of a rock in the center and waves below in either side. The back is flat with the same raised cloud design around the edges. Running horizontally across the middle are four Chinese characters in seal script. Around the bar at the top is tied a brown silk braided cord forming a loop with knots on each side.
Object ID
1999.031.002