Very interesting piece! It seems to be two pig dragon heads back to back: 4 ears, 4 eyes and two snouts. Is this correct? Those not familiar with the Hongshan pig dragon can see the lines on Danny's zhulong's snout. These lines are what appear on redmountain's bead just where the snout should be.

I'm wondering if it is not just a coincidence that this piece was found on a string of spindle whorls. It has the feel of a spindle whorl to it. We know that spindle whorls were used in neolithic times and I have recently found evidence of a jade spindle whorl from the late neolithic Shijiahe culture.