China, 475-221 BC. Of flattened form, carved as a sinuous dragon with two heads, both facing backwards, each side incised with raised C-scrolls within lined borders. The semi-translucent stone of a creamy white tone with dark gray inclusions.

Provenance: From an old private collection in southern Germany, further supplemented by inheritances during the 1950s, and acquisitions between the 1960s and 1980s, thence by descent in the same family.
Condition: Good condition, significant sings of weathering and erosion, old wear and minor nibbling. The stones with natural fissures, some of which may have developed into minor hairlines.

Weight: 12.7 g
Dimensions: Length 7.6 cm

Literature comparison:
Compare a related jade pendant in the form of a dragon, dated Warring states period, 7.9 cm long, in the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, accession number S1987.644.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Related
Auction: Christie's Hong Kong, 3 December 2021, lot 2714
Price: HKD 162,500 or approx. EUR 20,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A jade dragon-form pendant, early Warring States period, circa 476-400 BC
Expert remark: Compare the related form and manner of carving with similar dragon head and scroll designs. Note the size (12.5 cm).