Pig — funerary figurine; creator, Chinese; Han dynasty 202 BCE–220 CE; jade; animal subject pig, zodiac sign; full sculpture/figurine; 2nd century BCE–3rd century CE; China; height 2.2 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 2.4 cm, weight 0.12 kg., A horizontal cylindrical object with a smooth, polished surface displaying a mix of black, dark gray, greenish, and pale green colors, with glossy highlights and subtle irregular streaks and patches; the left end is more greenish while the right end is darker and slightly tapered, and the surface shows shallow carved or etched linear grooves and faint textured marks against a plain light gray background.
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Pig — funerary figurine; creator, Chinese; Han dynasty 202 BCE–220 CE; jade; animal subject pig, zodiac sign; full sculpture/figurine; 2nd century BCE–3rd century CE; China; height 2.2 cm, width 9.5 cm, depth 2.4 cm, weight 0.12 kg., A horizontal cylindrical object with a smooth, polished surface displaying a mix of black, dark gray, greenish, and pale green colors, with glossy highlights and subtle irregular streaks and patches; the left end is more greenish while the right end is darker and slightly tapered, and the surface shows shallow carved or etched linear grooves and faint textured marks against a plain light gray background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Pig funerary figurine creator Chinese Han dynasty 202 Bce–220 Ce jade animal subject pig zodiac sign full sculpture figurine 2nd century BCE–3rd century CE China height 2.2 cm width 9.5 cm depth 2.4 cm weight 0.12 kg horizontal cylindrical object smooth polished surface displaying mix black dark gray greenish pale green colors glossy highlights subtle irregular streaks patches left right darker slightly tapered surface shallow carved etched linear grooves faint textured marks plain light gray background.

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