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                  ANCIENT CHINESE JEWELRY

Ancient is sometimes correlated with primitive. And yet, back around the time of the Tang Dynasty (618-907 CE), the artisans of the day knew how to make jewelry. Hoo-ha! After you take a gander at this pendant and other pieces, you let me know if you think anyone today can do work like this. The description is that this pendant comprises a piece of white jade set in a gilded bronze frame. Interlacing vine leaves laden with fruits are finely worked in relief on both sides of this pendant, though I only show you one side as I am not able to find the other, seek as I may. So now, a wee bit about ancient Chinese jewelry, mostly if not totally about the Tang Dynasty.