WHITE JADE 'TURTLEDOVE' STAFF HEAD WESTERN HAN DYNASTY 西漢 白玉雕鳩杖首 carved in the round as a turtledove with a long beak and looking backwards, the body finely carved in low relief with feathered wings, the flattened base carved with a circle and two apertures for fitting onto staff, the translucent white stone with a slight green tinge and russet inclusions (5.5cm wide) Qty: (1) Note: a closely comparable example, also dated to the Western Han dynasty, is in the collection of the National Palace Museum, Taipei, no. 購玉 270 ---------------------以下为软件翻译，仅供参考---------------------