#fieldmuseum #jade Field Museum From the #Hanperiod (206 B.C.E. –220 C.E.) jade was obtained from the oasis region of Khotan on the Silk Route. The oasis lies about 5000 miles from the areas where jade was first worked in the Hongshan

During the #Hanperiod, #Jade #cicadas were placed on the tongue of the deceased, perhaps indicating a hope for .

3Tomb pillars
Western #Hanperiod (206 BC–AD 9)
China, probably Henan Province