Chinese jade pendant carved as an elongated fish

An image of Ornament. Greyish green jade with altered areas, carved in the shape of an elongated fish with bifurcated tail. The eyes, gills and dorsal fin are represented by grooves. A perforation is drilled near the mouth. Nephrite, length 11.5 cm, width 1.4 cm, 1050-771 B.C.

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Ornament. Greyish green jade with altered areas, carved in the shape of an elongated fish with bifurcated tail. The eyes, gills and dorsal fin are represented by grooves. A perforation is drilled near the mouth. Nephrite, length 11.5 cm, width 1.4 cm, 1050-771 B.C.

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Accession Number: O.9-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/29.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 409 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 102.96kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 29/1
Captured: 2007:11:17 12:07:29

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BC Chinese decorated decoration decorative elongated fish Fitz_AA jade jewellery jewelry nephrite ornament pendant

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