Original Message:   Western Zhou pendant set showing use of agates in ancient China

In the year 2000, the Chinese government in cooperation with the Canadian Foundation for the Preservation of Chinese Cultural and Historical Treasures organized an exhibit of Chinese jade which traveled throughout Canada for a period of three years. On exhibit from a regional museum in Shaanxi Province, was a Western Zhou (11thc -771 BCE) pendant set - one of the only known sets whose configuration was substantially intact when unearthed, therefore providing "an invaluable piece of evidence for the study of . . . ornaments worn by nobles of the Zhou dynasty." Several agate elements - some faceted- can (barely) be seen in this jade pendant set. I apologize for the quality of the photo. From, Jade, the Ultimate Treasure of Ancient China pp.5, 95 Copyright 2024 All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users

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