Sacred Items

A fanciful carving resembling a sea dragon or possibly another creature or creatures. The ox nose hole at the top of the piece as photographed, is believed to have allowed for the attachment of the pendant to a garment. Learn More

Our large Bat-Eared shaman sits meditatively looking eeriely like an alien. Carving is of dyed sunset orange turquoise. Learn More

Carving in the shape of a coiled creature with the rounded horn and bulging eyes reminiscent of the Neolithic period Hongshan culture c. 3500-3000 BCE. Note the ox nose hole believed by scholars to allow for the pendant to be attached to a garment. China. Learn More

Looking like an alien, this large carving of sunset orange turquoise is dyed. The figure sits in a meditative position. Learn More

Quaint Chinese carving said to represent a shaman figure, typical of the Hongshan culture. Learn More

Known as a bi disc, this one replicates Hong Shan discs which includes a demigod header with an ibex goat. Learn More

Intriguing and interesting Chinese carving said to represent a shaman figure, typical of the Hongshan culture. Resembling carvings attributed to the Hongshan culture, this carving includes an ox-nose loophole, i.e., a double hole resembling the nostrils of an ox, indicating that it was attached to clothing as pendant. Some scholars believed some of the carvings were adornments attached to the cloth of a shaman's ritual vestments. Some Hongshan jade animals figures were believed to possess ...mystical powers. Learn More

We love this bi stone showing a human figure, likely a demigog with a C dragon. Learn More

This fascinating carving of a human figure with a horned head and two C dragons appears on the front side of the disc. Learn More