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CHINA, POSSIBLY INNER MONGOLIA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
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AN UNUSUAL OPAQUE DARK GREEN JADE BIRD-FORM FINIAL/INSIGNIA
CHINA, POSSIBLY INNER MONGOLIA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The flat face of the thick finial with simplified rounded eyes and nose or beak, the front of the body with three shallow, rounded grooves that possibly represent the breast and feet, the lower section tapering to a point, the back with a narrow raised median strip and with bull-nose perforation
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) long
CHINA, POSSIBLY INNER MONGOLIA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The flat face of the thick finial with simplified rounded eyes and nose or beak, the front of the body with three shallow, rounded grooves that possibly represent the breast and feet, the lower section tapering to a point, the back with a narrow raised median strip and with bull-nose perforation
4 ½ in. (11.5 cm.) long
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 1998.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Gemma Sudlow
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