List of Objects
Telling a history of our world through objects
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Material / Jade
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Jade Bidisc with Notches and Teeth, MEAA
Residents and visitors to Bath can view the largest collection of jade on display in the UK at the Museum of East Asian ...
Contributed by Individual
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Hei tiki souvenirs from New Zealand
These tiki are souvenirs from New Zealand from different times and places. They are based on the Maori hei tiki, highly ...
Contributed by Individual
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Chinese jade vase
This jade vase is about 5 inches high and is totally valueless. It should be green, but is completely black.
My father ...
Contributed by Individual
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Jade bi
Ancient Jade bi, around 3,000 years-old, inscribed with characters by its later owner, the Chinese Qianlong Emperor
Contributed by The British Museum
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Jade dragon cup
Cup that belonged to Ulugh Beg, ruler of the central Asian Timurid Empire, and thought to be able to detect poison
Contributed by The British Museum
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Jade axe
A 5,000 year old polished stone axe found in Canterbury but made in the alps.
Contributed by The British Museum
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Maori Tiki, New Zealand Green Stone
Tikis were and still are made by the Maoris out of NZ greenstone, a type of Jade which is highly valued. Some have paua ...
Contributed by Individual
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Wroot Neolithic Jadeite Axe
Jadeite axe, made in the Italian Alps around 4300BC, then traded to North Lincolnshire around 3900BC.
Contributed by Museum