Lot 468
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A SEMI-TRANSLUCENT PALE BROWNISH-WHITE AND DARK BROWN JADE BI DISC
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A SEMI-TRANSLUCENT PALE BROWNISH-WHITE AND DARK BROWN JADE BI DISC

NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC

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A SEMI-TRANSLUCENT PALE BROWNISH-WHITE AND DARK BROWN JADE BI DISC
NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC
The disc of irregular thickness with large central aperture drilled from both sides, the semi-translucent stone now with opaque areas of dark brown and buff alteration, with satiny polish
6 ¾ in. (17.2 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.
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Lot Essay

This bi disc is similar in the type of jade and alteration to that of a bi of slightly larger size (19 cm.) dated to the Neolithic period illustrated by Li Bingwu in National Treasure Collection of Rare Relics of Shaanxi Province, 1999, pp. 4 and 5.

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