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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A MOTTLED OPAQUE JADE OR HARDSTONE FOUR-TIER CONG
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
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A MOTTLED OPAQUE JADE OR HARDSTONE FOUR-TIER CONG
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The thick-walled cong is carved with squared, projecting corners divided into four registers, each carved with a rudimentary mask formed by two raised bands above a pair of circular eyes and a simplified nose formed by a small raised band.
5 in. (12.8 cm.) high, cloth box
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The thick-walled cong is carved with squared, projecting corners divided into four registers, each carved with a rudimentary mask formed by two raised bands above a pair of circular eyes and a simplified nose formed by a small raised band.
5 in. (12.8 cm.) high, cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton