jade ornaments
Carved stone decorations
Jade ornaments are decorative objects carved from jade, a hard green stone prized especially in East Asian cultures.
The term encompasses jewelry, figurines, pendants, and ceremonial pieces: The museum displayed jade ornaments from the Han dynasty.
Jade has been associated with virtue, status, and spiritual protection for millennia, making jade ornaments both aesthetic objects and cultural artifacts.
- braceletsWrist-worn jewelry loops
- nephriteSilicate mineral, greenish
- beadsSmall pierced ornaments for stringing
- earringsJewelry worn on lobes
- carvingShaping by cutting away
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jade ornamentsgold jewelry
Ornaments made from precious metal
silver ornaments · gold ornaments · diamond jewelry · ivory carvings · gemstone jewelry