WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC) The flattened plaque with curved outlines is finely carved as a crouching humanoid figure shown in profile, with the legs drawn up beneath the coiled dragon which forms the arms and trunk of the body. It is carved at one end with a human head depicted with long upswept hair forming a backward-facing dragon head, and carved at the other end with another dragon head. 3 7/8 in. (10 cm.) long, box