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CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
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A LARGE DARK GREEN HARDSTONE BI DISC
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The flat disc carved with small central aperture with smooth interior wall, the surface slightly irregular, the stone of an attractive dark green tone suffused with whitish-green, cloudy inclusions, marbled russet veins and small black markings throughout, one side with a small ivory-colored fleck and a buff alteration on the rim
8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) diameter
CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The flat disc carved with small central aperture with smooth interior wall, the surface slightly irregular, the stone of an attractive dark green tone suffused with whitish-green, cloudy inclusions, marbled russet veins and small black markings throughout, one side with a small ivory-colored fleck and a buff alteration on the rim
8 3/8 in. (21.2 cm.) diameter
Provenance
The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
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Gemma Sudlow
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