Travels in the Mogul Empire (Bernier) 19.6.2

19.6.2

The embassy was accompanied by various presents, the productions of the country; such as crystal, musk, a piece of jade, and those valuable white tails taken from a species of cow peculiar to Great Tibet, which are attached by way of ornament to the ears of elephants. The jade stone presented upon this occasion was of an extraordinary size, and therefore very precious.