The reticulated agate finial is elaborately carved and pierced with egrets standing in various postures amidst a densely intertwining network of stems of lotus sprays, the stone is of overall yellowish-grey tone with russet and translucency.|Liao Dynasty period.||Length: 2 1/16 in (5.2 cm) Width: 1 13/16 in (4.6 cm) Weight: 60.9g|遼代 瑪瑙雕爐頂|此為瑪瑙材質，全身鏤雕蓮花鷺鷥，取鷺與路、蓮與連諧音，故名。一路連科是對科舉時代應試考生的祝頌語，寓意應試求連、捷，仕途順遂。一路連科又叫:喜得連科,祝賀連連取得應試好成績。雕工細膩，包漿溫潤，保存完整，較為難得。