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Dragon-shaped Jade Pei
Hubei Provincial Museum
Wuhan, China
There are two dragon-shaped pedant placed in the inner coffin. The jade is cream-yellow and green, on its surface there is visible scratch left during the making process. Both dragons are curved, with their head up high and mouth slightly open. The surface is undecorated. Each dragon is supported by three feet.
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Details
- Title: Dragon-shaped Jade Pei
- Location: Unearthed from Leigudun Tomb (No.1 ), Suizhou, Hubei
- Medium: Jade
- Excavation Date: 1978
- Dynasty: Around 433 B.C. (the East Zhou Dynasty and the early Warring States Period)
- Dimensions: Length: 9 cm; width: 7.1 cm; thickness: 0.4 cm.
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