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THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A JADE TORTOISE
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
Details
A JADE TORTOISE
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
The stone is carved in the round as a tortoise with its head outstretched, round eyes and its feet tucked into its shell. The top is carved further to delineate the body, shell and legs. The reverse is drilled with a hole through both sides below the neck.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) long
LATE HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500-3000 BC
The stone is carved in the round as a tortoise with its head outstretched, round eyes and its feet tucked into its shell. The top is carved further to delineate the body, shell and legs. The reverse is drilled with a hole through both sides below the neck.
3 ½ in. (9 cm.) long
Provenance
Ku Ngar Antique Ltd., Hong Kong, 1997
Brought to you by
Priscilla Kong