Figure of a Beast and Fish Pendant

Late Shang (BC 1500-1046)
Jade
China
W: 5.5cm, 5.3cm

The fish with a curved belly and a flat back , coming together at the pointed tail, simply carved on both sides with a circular eye and fins running on the side, a hole is drilled through the mouth. The four-legged tailed beast is plain in decoration, and carries a large fish in its mouth.