{"product_id":"hongshan-culture-jade-deity-figure-with-crown-copy","title":"Australian Nephrite | Hongshan Culture Jade Female Figure","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"206\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy \u003cstrong data-start=\"1647\" data-end=\"1666\"\u003e this price?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"206\"\u003eDirect from our Australian jade source — no traditional retail markups.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"128\" data-end=\"206\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-end=\"862\" data-start=\"842\" data-section-id=\"1hk2tu8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Piece?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"1048\" data-start=\"901\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"940\" data-start=\"901\" data-section-id=\"1ntcvgb\"\u003eGenuine Australian jade from Cowell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"972\" data-start=\"941\" data-section-id=\"3zd3jn\"\u003eOne-of-a-kind natural stone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1003\" data-start=\"973\" data-section-id=\"tc3hcw\"\u003eDesigned for everyday wear\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-end=\"1048\" data-start=\"1004\" data-section-id=\"b4ft1h\"\u003eDurable, not fragile like many gemstones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"271\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"231\" data-end=\"271\"\u003eThe Origin of Life, Carved in Stone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"298\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"299\" data-end=\"670\"\u003eThis striking jade sculpture represents a \u003cstrong data-start=\"341\" data-end=\"384\"\u003efemale figure from the Hongshan culture\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of the earliest known jade-working civilizations in China (c. 4500–3000 BCE). 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