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Jade dragon-headed tortoise, Yuan dynasty-early Ming dynasty, China, 1279-1499.
Jade dragon-headed tortoise, Yuan dynasty-early Ming dynasty, China, 1279-1499. A dragon-headed tortoise with bearded head, two barbed horns and swept up mane. Its snout is upturned and its mouth shows a free standing tongue. The tail is three pronged and upturned, the carapace with knobbles on the top section and the sides smooth with two planes. Its feet, neck and tail are scaled. The jade is of white colour with orange-brown skin down one side.
Unique Identifier
AR918474
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2830px × 2213px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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13TH CENTURY
14TH CENTURY
15TH CENTURY
ANIMAL
ART
artefact
Artifact
ARTS
BROWN
CARVED
Carving
chimera
china
CHINESE
color
country
Dragon
DYNASTY
FIFTEENTH CENTURY
FOURTEENTH CENTURY
Jade
LOCATION
MING
MING DYNASTY
Museum of East Asian Art
mythical beast
mythical creature
MYTHOLOGY
Object
Reptile
THIRTEENTH CENTURY
Tortoise
white
Yuan dynasty