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Jade cicada
Jade cicada, funerary object, which included carved ornamental pieces such as these and plugs to block nine body apertures, were buried with the deceased during the early imperial period. It is said that this custom was observed because they would prevent the corpse from decaying. Han Dynasty
Author: Michael Freeman
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Photo keywords: Things Chinese, object, ornament, China, Chinese, funerary object, imperial period, carving, funerary, cicada, Jade, Han Dynasty
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