A large calcified jade scabbard chape
Western Han DynastyOf lenticular section, the chape carved on both sides with angular scrolls incorporating T-scrolls, the bigger flat end remains undecorated, whilst the smaller side drilled with a central hole flanked by two bullnose perforations for attachment to the bottom of a scabbard, the stone of a green tone with some ivory-white calcified inclusions. 8cm (3in) wide.