The jade priest’s head is seen as the carving style of the bronze priest unearthed from the number 2 praying pit in Quanghai Sanxingdui, a collection of Sanxingdui Museum. Shang Dynasty bone characters ( one side script is 月祖, moon’s ancestor, the other side is 寅名, name of a year system) are seen on the neck. Antiquity evidence includes additive crystal and differential weathering.
Appraisal Indexes:
- quality of jade: 7
- rareness: 9
- historical and cultural significance: 10
- workmanship:9
- size: 8
- condition: 10
Proverb: Sickness shows us what we are (Roman).