Early Jades and Hard Stones

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Detail photo, Jade knife. Neolithic–Shang dynasty, 2nd millennium BCE., L: 35.1 cm. (13 13/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: [43].
Photo, Jade bird. Shang dynasty, 17th–15th century BCE., L: 10.3 cm. (4 1/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: [107].
Marble pig. Han dynasty, 206 BCE–220 CE., L: 10.9 cm. (4 1/4 in.). Singer catalogue number: [782].
Han dynasty, 206 BCE–220 CE., L: 12.7 cm. (5 in.) Singer catalogue number: [786].
Jade scabbard slide. Western Han dynasty, 2nd century BCE., L: 12 cm. (4 3/4 in.). Singer catalogue number: [767].
Agate dagger guard. Western Han dynasty, 3rd–1st century BCE., L: 7.6 cm. (3 in.). Singer catalogue number: [773].
Jade monkey. Date unknown., H: 1.3 cm. (1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: [789].
Steatite weight. Eastern Han dynasty, 24–220 CE., Diam: 7.7 cm. (3 in.) Singer catalogue number: [793].
Photo, Jade slit disk. Late Neolithic-early Shang dynasty, 20th–17th century BCE. or earlier., Diam: 14.9 cm. (5 7/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: [38].
Photo, Jade tablet. Eastern Zhou dynasty, 5th–3rd century BCE., L: 24.1 cm. (9 1/2 in.). Singer catalogue number: [374].
Jade figure. Han dynasty, 206 BCE–220 CE., H: 8.6 cm. (3 3/8 in.). Singer catalogue number: [751].
Agate cicada. Eastern Han dynasty, 24–220 CE., L: 8.2 cm. (3 1/4 in.) Singer catalogue number: [800].
Jade figure pendant. Date unknown., H: 4.6 cm. (1 3/16 in.). Singer catalogue number: [748].