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CHINESE ARCHAISTIC CARVED HARDSTONE CICADA DRAGON

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Ottawa, Ontario, CA

CHINESE ARCHAIC-REVIVAL CARVED BLACKISH-GREEN HARDSTONE ZOOMORPHIC PENDANT / SCULPTURE, 20TH C., HONGSHAN / SHANG DYNASTY STYLE HYBRID ZOOMORPHIC COMPOSITION RENDERED IN THE ROUND, FEATURING A LARGE CICADA OR BIRD-LIKE CREATURE WITH PROMINENT BULBOUS EYES AND FOLDED WINGS ARCHING UPRIGHT FROM THE REAR OF A BEAST; THE LOWER PORTION SCULPTED WITH A PRONE HEAD BEARING FLATTENED…

MACLEAN & ASSOCIATES INC
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

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CHINESE ARCHAIC-REVIVAL CARVED BLACKISH-GREEN HARDSTONE ZOOMORPHIC PENDANT / SCULPTURE, 20TH C., HONGSHAN / SHANG DYNASTY STYLE
HYBRID ZOOMORPHIC COMPOSITION RENDERED IN THE ROUND, FEATURING A LARGE CICADA OR BIRD-LIKE CREATURE WITH PROMINENT BULBOUS EYES AND FOLDED WINGS ARCHING UPRIGHT FROM THE REAR OF A BEAST; THE LOWER PORTION SCULPTED WITH A PRONE HEAD BEARING FLATTENED SNOUT, RIDGED CONICAL HORNS, AND TUCKED LIMBS; PIERCED CENTRALLY WITH TRANSVERSE BICONICAL DRILL-HOLES AT THE JUNCTURE FOR SUSPENSION.
MEASURES APPROX. 9 IN HIGH