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KUEI (PLAIN CARVING WITH POINTED END) RE-CUT OR LA TER PERIOD, NOT MODERN
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Unknown Artist, 475 BCE - 221 BCE
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Unknown Artist, 16th-8th century BCE
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Unknown Artist, Longshan or Erlitou culture, c. 2000 - c. 1700 BCE
Black nephrite with very faint markings
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Unknown Artist, 6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE
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Ornate Jade Disk in Openwork with Decoration of Dragons and Birds
Unknown Artist, 4th-3rd century BCE
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Unknown Artist, possibly 11th cent. BCE - 771 BCE
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Small Jade Dagger-Axe
Unknown Artist, 16th cent. BCE - 11th cent. BCE
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