A RARE PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE HANDLE

SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC

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A RARE PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE HANDLE
SHANG DYNASTY, CIRCA 1200 BC
Of flattened, rounded rectangular form, carved on each side with three pairs of cicada wings which continue onto the narrow sides and are separated by linear bands, the slightly recessed plain section at one end with a raised border, drilled from each end with a central channel, the semi-translucent stone of even tone with satiny polish, with traces of cinnabar
4 in. (10.2 cm.) long
来源
A.W. Bahr Collection, Weybridge, 1963.

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Compare the similarly carved handle of this type dated Erlitou or early Shang illustrated by J. Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, British Museum, 1995, p. 234, no. 13.1