EXAMINATION OF TWO EASTERN ZHOU JADE AND GOLD ASSEMBLAGES FROM JINCUN, NEAR LUOYANG, HENAN PROVINCE, CHINA, AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE ORIGINAL CONFIGURATION OF THE FREER PECTORAL

摘要

In the light of recent archaeological finds in China, a jade and gold pectoral in the collection of the Freer Gallery of Art, dating to the Eastern Zhou dynasty, was examined to determine if its present config- uration is correct. The pectoral consists of 10 jades attached to a linked gold chain, and is thought to come from the Eastern Zhou site of Jincun, near Luoyang. Henan Province, China.