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Jade Anthropormorphic figure from board game early Tang (200-650AD) - Anthropomorphic figure, China, country to SuZhou, late Han to early Tang period (ca. 200-650 AD), beige brown jade with age patina and encrustations. The figure wears a small, unusual cone on his head. It is noticeable that the head bears a small notch on the back, in which a fragment of the same material connected - the meaning of this strange combination is not available. It is assumed that this is a figure of a Chinese board game. In the world of the game it takes certain skills, virtues and powers. This figure with the arched back mesh cape and the strange in the hands is probably one of the more important characters in the game dar. Provenance: Private Collection Old French, ex collection G. Marris. H = 82.0 B = 18.0 T = 21.0 mm.