UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
Black agate pendant ‘Fish’, Eastern Zhou dynasty
Awarded For. 475 €
Lot 108.
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Description.
Carved agate, deep black in colour. Depicts a fish with a dynamic, curved body in the shape of an arch. It is decorated on both sides with archaic spirals, scrolls and fine incisions adorning the fins. Shows traces of reddish sealing wax and natural patina due to ageing. Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–256 BC) or later.
Size: 9.5 x 3.3 x 1.2 cm
Weight: 40 g
Provenance:
· Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.
