A SMALL MOTTLED JADE RAM PENDANT MING DYNASTY | 明 青玉臥羊

ARCHAIC AND ARCHAISTIC JADES FROM THE MICHAEL GULBENKIAN COLLECTION

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A SMALL MOTTLED JADE RAM PENDANT

MING DYNASTY

明 青玉臥羊

the recumbent animal with its hoofed legs tucked under its body, the small head tilted slightly upwards with its horns curved back, pierced with a small aperture to the back, the stone a mottled celadon colour 

Length 4.1 cm, 1⅝ in.