Jade Ornament Carved in the Shape of a Phoenix, Chinese

An image of Pale green jade carved, pierced and engraved with a phoenix holding a gem in its beak. Nephrite, height 10cm, length 18cm, 1-100 AD, China.

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Pale green jade carved, pierced and engraved with a phoenix holding a gem in its beak. Nephrite, height 10cm, length 18cm, 1-100 AD, China.

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Accession Number: O.15-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/25.0
Focal length: 135
Camera: Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 603 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 80.30kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 25/1
Captured: 2007:03:13 21:06:55

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1st Century AD birds carved Chinese creature engraved engraving Fitz_AA jade mythical mythology nephrite ornament phoenix pierced

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