A YELLOWISH-CELADON JADE HUMANOID FIGURE FORM ORNAMENT

A YELLOWISH-CELADON JADE HUMANOID FIGURE FORM ORNAMENT

SHANG DYNASTY, C. 1600-1046 BC

The jade is carved in the round as a seated humanoid figure with elbows resting on bent knees, and hair rising in an exaggerated triangular crest. Both sides are incised with double-line details. There is a hole pierced just beneath the mid-section. The semi-translucent stone is of a yellowish-celadon tone with minor areas of opaque inclusion.

3 ¼ in. (8.4 cm.) high, box