Spring and Autumn Period  
Unearthed at Guangshan, Henan
Diameter: 3.8 cm

The pair of jades were made theshape of human head and snake body. They are thought as the imagesof Fuxi and Nuwa. Fuxi and Nuwa are the ancestors of human beingsin Chinese myths, and they are usually depicted as the figures ofhuman head and snake body. It is said that Fuxi taught people howto fish and hunt and created the Eight Diagrams; and Nuwa smeltstones to mend the sky and made human beings with clay.