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Jade in the Early Neolithic period animal figures from the Late Neolithic to Western Zhou periods incised designs from the Shang and Western Zhou periods discs, pendants and ornaments from the Eastern Zhou period human figures from the Shang to Han dynasty ornaments of the Tang to Yuan dynasties ornaments of the Ming and Qing dynasties later animal and human figures jade vessels and decorative pieces.
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