Chinese Oracle Bones Turtle Plastron Shang Dynasty

A Rarely Ancient Turtle Shell carved Oracles. The oracle bones bear the earliest known significant corpus of ancient Chinese writing and contain important historical information such as the complete r

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE;

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE; H. 37.5 cm. W. 37 cm. Weight 8300 gram.

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE WARE H. 49 cm. W. 49 cm. Weight 26 gram.

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE; H. 17.5 cm. W. 24 cm. Weight 1378 gram.

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE; H. 21 cm. L. 17.5 cm. Weight 1700 gram.

Chinese Shang dynasty bronze yue axe head. With a wide flattened blade and curved cutting edge. Raised t'ieh design on both sides. The haft is decorated with taotie masks in relief. Pierced with three

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. An elegant ritual funerary item known as a "cong," hand-carved from a deep green nephrite jade, and exhibiting a square form, four projecting cor

H: 9 1/4 in(23.5cm) W: 7 1/4 in(18.5cm) wt:1020g

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE THREE-LEGGED FURNACE H. 37 cm. W. 27 cm. Weight 15350 gram.

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A large, impressive mask made from white jade (nephrite) with wide, staring eyes, a triangular nose, and a wide mouth with thick lips. Prominent

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled hardstone in beige, tan, caramel, coffee, sand, russet, slate, and smok

Presented is a flat plaque with incised Taotie faces on both sides. It is carved from a slice of translucent Nephrite Jade altered to creamy white with traces of cinnebar remaing on the surface. The J

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1600 to 1050 BCE. A skillfully carved stone amulet or pendant representing a bird in profile - possibly the chaj-cha bird - with a pronounced crest, curved beak, i

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. An elegant ritual funerary item known as a "cong," hand-carved from a deep green nephrite jade, and exhibiting a rounded, tubular form, tapering

**Originally Listed At $1500** East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled forest-green nephrite jade.

Made of a large flat slab of multi-colored green Nephrite Jade with a small hole for suspension. Jade Axe blades are known from very early periods in China. They tend to be largely unadorned with the

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY BRONZE WARE, 8TH CENTURY BC H. 21.5 cm. W. 29 cm.

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled forest-green nephrite. The intriguing implement features a

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A petite ritual funerary item known as a bi disc that is hand-carved from mottled nephrite jade in hues of green, beige, citrine, and brown. The

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled green-hued stone with gray, beige, and dark green inclusion

East Asia, China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1558 to 1046 BCE. A hand-carved ritual funerary item known as a "cong" that is hand-carved from mottled yellow-green stone with large brown inclusions. The rectang

China, Shang Dynasty, ca. 1600 to 1046 BCE. This is a fine example of one of the earliest bronze weapons - it is an axe blade with a round socket and a flared, simply decorated butt. The blade has a d

CHINESE SHANG DYNASTY TURQUOISE COLLAR; L. 5.8 cm. Weight 51 gram.