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Chinese jade oblong bead

Image attached to O.110-1946

An image of Oblong bead. Dark brown and white jade drilled with a central hole. Nephrite, height, 2 cm, diameter, 1.8 cm, 1800-1900. Chinese.

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Oblong bead. Dark brown and white jade drilled with a central hole. Nephrite, height, 2 cm, diameter, 1.8 cm, 1800-1900. Chinese.

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  • Accession Number: O.110-1946
  • Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
  • Aperture: f/25.0
  • Focal length: 100
  • Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
  • Photographer name: Michael Jones
  • Image height: 1025 pixels
  • Image width: 863 pixels
  • Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
  • Filesize: 506.19kB
  • Exposure time: 1/100
  • ISO Speed: 100
  • Fnumber: 25/1
  • Captured: 2007:12:02 01:47:55

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19th Century accessories bead Chinese decorated decoration decorative Fitz_AA jade jewellery jewelry nephrite ornament

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