Jade: Did you mean...?

Jade, gilded bronze and rock crystal jewellery piece. 56 cm (length). Tang Dynasty, 669 CE. Excavated from the tomb of Liu Zhi (civil official), and his consort. Northwest University, Chang'an District, Xi'an. Shaanxi Provincial...

More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=ld8kHvz1yN4 Jade Cong, c. 2500 B.C.E., Liangzhu culture, Neolithic period, China (British Museum) A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker

Jade, 5000-3600 BCE. Biebrich, Germany. This axe is made of European jade mined in prehistoric quarries in the Italian Alps. It appears to be an object of beauty rather than function. It would have taken several days to...

Dog amulet measuring 63.1 x 19.9 x 20.8 mm (2.4 x 0.78 x 0.81 inches), possibly from the period of the Liangzhu Culture in China (3400-2250 BCE). Jade dog amulets were often made and worn for protection and those...

A polished jade celt or ceremonial axehead from the Olmec civilization of Mesoamerica. The Olmec ritually buried celts to appease the gods and guarantee future harvests, particularly of maize which jade was associated with. (Metropolitan...

Headshot of dog amulet possibly from the period of the Liangzhu Culture in China (c. 3400-2250 BCE). This dog amulet measures 63.1 x 19.9 x 20.8 mm (2.4 x 0.78 x 0.81 inches). Jade dog amulets were often made and...

The jade dragon from Hongshan, Inner Mongolia, China. Dating to between 4500 and 3000 BCE, it is the earliest known depiction of a dragon. National Museum of China, Beijing. Image by David Owsley Museum, used with permission...

A Chinese jade dragon. Zhou Dynasty, 5th-4th century BCE. Height: 9 cm. The British Museum, London.

A print of the Jade Emperor, (aka Yuhuang Shangdi, Yudi and Mr Heaven), the supreme deity in Chinese traditional religion. He is often depicted, as here, seated on a throne and wearing full imperial costume.

A jade assemblage representing a leaf-nosed bat. Likely worn as a belt or chest adornment. From a Zapotec royal tomb at Monte Alban, Mexico.