AN AGATE BAMBOO-SECTIONED TUBULAR BEAD AND A PALE GREEN JADE SWORD POMMEL Warring States Period (2)AN AGATE BAMBOO-SECTIONED TUBULAR BEAD AND A PALE GREEN JADE SWORD POMMELWarring States PeriodThe agate tubular bead with three raised bands, the highly-polished stone with attractive milky inclusions; and the jade sword pommel, with raised centre medallion carved with a whorl motif and surrounded by an outer field of scrolling patterns, the stone of pale green tone with extensive inclusions.The bead 7.1cm (2 6/8in) long; the pommel 3.5cm (1 3/8in) diam. (2).戰國 瑪瑙管形飾 及玉劍首 一組兩件Provenance: Sotheby's London, 18 July 1994, lot 11 (the agate tubular bead)Roger Keverne Ltd., London (sword pommel; acquired by the below on 20 December 2006)A British private collection來源：倫敦蘇富比，1994年7月18日，拍品編號11（瑪瑙管形飾）倫敦古董商Roger Keverne Ltd.，2006年12月20日由以下藏家購得（玉劍首）英國私人收藏The decoration of a border of raised 'grain' pattern surrounding a medallion of whorl motif became part of a standardised repertoire for jade sword pommels during the Warring States period. Compare three examples of such design, Warring States period, illustrated in Compendium of Collections in the Palace Museum: Jade 3 Spring and Autumn period and Warring States period, Beijing, 2011, pp.238-239, pls.258-260. See also a related example of a greyish-white jade sword pommel, Warring States period, illustrated by R.Keverne, ed., Jade, London, 1991, p.103, fig.22.sold_price_type: £