The first a fanciful axe-head incised in a ground of repeating circular nodes supporting undercut lotus or chilong motifs to either side and a mythical beast to the top, carved in stone of mottled red and russet color; the second a circular bi-disk carved to one side in a raised boss ground, reversed by a hu or gui plectrum rising from a churning rocky sea and surrounded by three chilong dragons, carved in stone of mottled brown and gray. 4 1/2in (11.3cm) height of first; 6 1/4in (16cm) height of second
The first a fanciful axe-head incised in a ground of repeating circular nodes supporting undercut lotus or chilong motifs to either side and a mythical beast to the top, carved in stone of mottled red and russet color; the second a circular bi-disk carved to one side in a raised boss ground, reversed by a hu or gui plectrum rising from a churning rocky sea and surrounded by three chilong dragons, carved in stone of mottled brown and gray. 4 1/2in (11.3cm) height of first; 6 1/4in (16cm) height of second
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