Lot 506
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A THIN DARK GREEN SEMI-TRANSLUCENT JADE BI DISC
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A THIN DARK GREEN SEMI-TRANSLUCENT JADE BI DISC

NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC

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A THIN DARK GREEN SEMI-TRANSLUCENT JADE BI DISC
NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The disc with large central aperture drilled from one side, of irregular thickness and with faint cutting marks on both sides, the semi-translucent stone of dark spinach-green tone with black veins and some scattered white marks, with an area of opaque buff-colored alteration at the rim, and areas of earth encrustation on the inner and outer rims and on one side, with satiny polish
5 ½ in. (14.3 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.
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Lot Essay

The dark green, semi-translucent stone of this disc appears to be similar to that of a disc from Shanxi province, Longshan culture, c. 2000 BC, illustrated by Jessica Rawson in Chinese Jades from the Neolithic to the Qing, British Museum, 1995, p. 152, fig. 4. The size of the disc and size of the central aperture are also similar.

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