THREE SMALL JADE APPLIQUES
THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
THREE SMALL JADE APPLIQUES

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC

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THREE SMALL JADE APPLIQUES
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
Each mask-form applique is a fragment of a cong corner, and has a flat back pierced with bull-nose perforations at the top and bottom for attachment.
The largest, 1 in. (2.54 cm.) high
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.

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