UPCOMING SPECIAL SPRING AUCTION, 18 MARCH 2026 - 1ST SESSION: ASIAN ART
White agate pendant ‘Ram's head’, Eastern Zhou dynasty
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Lot 109.
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Description.
Made of translucent white agate with subtle natural veins. The piece is a stylised representation of a ram's head with large curved horns. It is notable for its profuse ornamentation carved in bas-relief with a pattern of spiral volutes and clouds, retaining traces of cinnabar. Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–256 BC) or later.
Size: 2.5 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm
Weight: 26.17 g
Provenance:
· Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.
