Jade bird in the early Shang Dynasty of China

This bird has horns, which is very interesting. Combining the characteristics of different animals, or combining people and animals, this form of artistic expression has appeared in the history of various regions around the world, and China is no exception, and it is very rich. Of course, the Chinese Shang Dynasty more than 3,000 years ago was a cruel and dark dynasty. There were countless cases of human sacrifice, and it was extremely cruel.

 

I didn't find anywhere to put the full image, geez！！！

 

Take a look here...... https://www.antiquers.com/threads/posting-a-thread-and-uploading-pictures.15990/

 

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Interesting little critter. I like the stone used.

 

@Chris Chen, what size might this lovely (little?) creature be???

 

This little bird is not big, weighing 58g, H 4.3cm, W 2.6cm

 

Looks rather like an owl.