Song/Yuan DynastyThe mythical beast powerfully and compactly carved with its head coiled over the left shoulder, the flattened head crowned with a single horn, the jaws open to reveal the menacing teeth, the front right leg extended forwarded and the others to the side or tucked underneath, the cushioned paws with well-defined claws box and the edges of the legs incised to delineate the fur, the incised and ridged spine reaching to the tail continuing underneath and coiled beside the left flank, pierced hole by the horn, the stone of white tone with russet inclusions, box. 5.1cm (2in) long (2).