Featured Green Stone framed thing with a frog?

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by 916Bulldogs123, Aug 14, 2017.

  1. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    can someone tell me what this is and possibly the green stone.
    It is 2 1/2" wide, 1/2" thick. Green stone with a frog in the middle.
    With a swivel mount on the top.

    Mikey

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    916Bulldogs123, Aug 14, 2017
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  2. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Maybe i should post it in jewelry.?
     
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a Chinese Bi pendant or Bi-disc pendant. A Bi symbolizes heaven, the frog stands for fertility. The stone is green quartz. It is likely there was another symbol on the other side, probably a Chinese auspicious character.
     
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  4. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    Wow, thanks. Sorry for the double posts.

    Mikey
     
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  5. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    And if you're going to move it along, please message me??? I am a frog nut!!!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D:D
     
    Aquitaine, Aug 17, 2017
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  6. 916Bulldogs123

    916Bulldogs123 Well-Known Member

    it is a friends and i was trying to find out about it for her.
    But i am trying to make a trade for it with her.
    Also i can't seem to find any Bi or Pi discs made of Quartz. they all keep coming up Jade?

    Mikey
     
    916Bulldogs123, Aug 18, 2017
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  7. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Many of those 'jade' ones are actually quartz. The Chinese call many precious and semi-precious stones jade, and many non-Chinese think that any Chinese green stone is jade.
     
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  8. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Active Member

    The Chinese are wonderfully nonspecific in their language. For example, any kind of rodent is a rat (even a kangaroo is called "bag rat"... And it's a marsupial...)
     
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