A PALE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE NOTCHED DISC, YABI
A PALE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE NOTCHED DISC, YABI

LONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC

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A PALE YELLOW AND RUSSET JADE NOTCHED DISC, YABI
LONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 2500-2000 BC
The outer edge of the disc is carved with three angular notches, each set with a smaller notch, surrounding the large central aperture. The stone is of a pale yellow colour with areas of russet and some opaque mottling. There is a small area of an ochre-red alteration.
4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1998

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