A finely carved Chinese black jade bead

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A finely carved Chinese black jade bead, Eastern Zhou Dynasty (6th-5th century BC), of cylindrical shape and carved in low relief around the sides with stylised dragons, 3.5cm high x 1.7cm diameterProvenance:Private Hampshire collectionSimilar scroll pattern incorporating circular 'eyes' and rolled snouts suggestive of dragon heads can be found on two jade beads dated Eastern Zhou dynasty, 6th-5th century BC, sold in Fine Chinese Art from the Arthur M. Sackler Collection; Christie's New York, 18 March 2009, lot 313. Another similar jade bead is illustrated by Bo Zhongmo in Guyu Jingying (The Art of Jade Carving in Ancient China), Taiwan, 1989-90, p. 105, no. 36, where it is compared to a similar bead excavated from a Spring and Autumn tomb in Henan province.東周 水銀沁蟠虺紋玉勒拍品來源：漢普郡私人紳士收藏 品相： stone with natural flaws and one small scale chip to one end

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