A MONUMENTAL SQUARE-BASE HARDSTONE SEAL WEIGHING 12.6 KG. THE TOP IS SCULPTED IN HIGH RELIEF AND PIERCED WITH A COMPLEX IMPERIAL DRAGON FINIAL COMPRISING MULTIPLE CONVOLUTED DRAGONS SURROUNDING A CENTRAL, POLISHED GREY-WHITE SPHERICAL PEARL. THE STONE SHOWS A VARIEGATED CREAM AND SAGE-GREY MATRIX WITH SIGNIFICANT INCLUSIONS OF TRANSITIONAL ORANGE, RUSSET, AND BROWN COLORATION USED TO HIGHLIGHT THE CARVING. RECTANGULAR BLOCKS OF INCISED IMPERIAL TRIBUTE POEMS OR TEXTS IN REGULAR SCRIPT ARE PRESENT ON TWO VERTICAL SIDES, ACCOMPANIED BY APOCRYPHAL IMPERIAL REIGN CODES. THE UNDERSIDE FEATURING A LARGE INCISED FOUR-CHARACTER SEAL SCRIPT MARK WITHIN A SQUARE BORDER.
WEIGHS 12.6 KG
MEASURES APPROX. 9″ TALL AND 6″ WIDE