A MOTTLED OLIVE-GREY, BROWN AND BUFF JADE DISC, BI

NORTHWEST CHINA, LATE 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM BC

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A MOTTLED OLIVE-GREY, BROWN AND BUFF JADE DISC, BI
NORTHWEST CHINA, LATE 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM BC
The large central aperture drilled from one side, the semi-translucent greyish-olive stone with two areas of opaque buff alteration at the rim on opposite sides, as well as areas of dark brown alteration, with smooth polish
6¼ in. (15.9 cm.) diam.

Provenance

A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.

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Lot Essay

The type of stone and the opaque alterations at the edges of this bi are similar to that of bi from the Qijia culture, such as one excavated in Lajia, Minhe, Qinghai province, illustrated in The Complete Collection of Jades Unearthed in China - 15 - Gansu, Qinghai, Ningxia, Xinjiang, Beijing, 2005, p. 144.

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