Date: Shijiahe Culture (c. 4,500 to 4,200 years ago)

Dimensions: Length 10.2 cm, Width 4.9 cm, Thickness 0.6 cm

Material: Jade

• Object Type：
  • JADE
• Location：
  • Ancient Chinese Jade Gallery
• Tag：
  • pendant falcon human head shijiahe culture jade

Some scholars believe that the design of a falcon catching a human head represents the practice of offering the head of a killed adversary to gods. Others think that the falcon is the incarnation of the God of Dongyi People, and the human head instead symbolizes the valour from their ancestry.