ARCHAIC JADE CARVINGS
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A RARE NEOLITHIC GREEN AND BROWN JADE CONG, with slightly rounded sides and cylindrical centre, the corners carved and incised in low relief with highly stylised human masks, the stone of green and dark brown tones with pale inclusions and areas of calcification (chips), Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture, 4th/3rd Millenium BC
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A RARE NEOLITHIC GREEN AND BROWN JADE CONG, with slightly rounded sides and cylindrical centre, the corners carved and incised in low relief with highly stylised human masks, the stone of green and dark brown tones with pale inclusions and areas of calcification (chips), Neolithic Period, Liangzhu Culture, 4th/3rd Millenium BC
10cm. wide
10cm. wide