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Cicada

1100–1000 BCE

China, Zhou dynasty

(c. 1046–256 BCE)
Medium
jade
Measurements
Diameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Anonymous Gift 1952.493
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A jade figurine depicts a stylized cicada with a rounded top and tapering body. The pale olive green stone features incised lines forming a horizontal band, a V-shape on the head, and diagonal grooves indicating wings. The bottom edges are fragmented and jagged. Thick, opaque white and brown mineral deposits coat portions of the surface, prominently on the top and left side.

Cicada

1100–1000 BCE

China, Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–256 BCE)

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