Flat nephrite plaque carved in the profile silhouette of a bird, with incised feather detail
Jade Bird Pendant, c. 1000–mid 900s BCE. The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1972.38. CC0.

Pendant

Jade Bird Pendant

Chinese name
玉鸟形佩
Pinyin
yu niaoxing pei
Dimensions
height 11.2 cm
Accession no.
1972.38
Collection
The Cleveland Museum of Art

A jade pendant in the shape of a bird, carved as a flat plaque with the profile cut to the outline. Bird pendants appear in Western Zhou burials in some quantity.

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