A JADE BELT PENDANT 'HENG'

Description:

China, possibly Eastern Zhou dynasty
L. 7,8 cm
Of green translucent jade with reddish-brown areas at one end, with spiral relief decoration on both sides.
From the Zeileis collection, assembled in the 1980s and 90s - Few very small chips
Published in: Zeileis, F. G.: "Chinesische Jade aus sieben Jahrtausenden" [Chinese Jades from Seven Millennia], Gallspach, 1st edition 1994, 2002, volume 2, no. 81, p. 158