Bidspirit auction | White agate pendant ‘Ram's head’,

White agate pendant ‘Ram's head’, Eastern Zhou dynasty - Made of translucent white agate with subtle natural veins. The piece is a stylised representation of a ram's head with large curved horns. It is notable for its profuse ornamentation carved in bas-relief with a pattern of spiral volutes and clouds, retaining traces of cinnabar. Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–256 BC) or later. Size: 2.5 x 3.6 x 2.2 cm Weight: 26.17 g Provenance: · Collection of Tommy Lam, Hong Kong, since 1980.