NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC

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AN OLIVE-GREEN JADE THREE-PART DISC
NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2000 BC
Comprised of three thin huang, each with two attachment holes at the ends, the semi-translucent stone of olive-green tone with some brown-grey inclusions, the sides with small buff-colored opaque alterations, one huang with cutting lines on both sides, with soft polish
4 ¾ in. (11.8 cm.) diameter, box

Provenance

The Collection of Robert H. Ellsworth, New York, before 2000.

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This lot is offered without reserve.

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Gemma Sudlow

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Descrizione dettagliata lotto

These three huang, that would have formed a disc, are similar to those illustrated by Jessica Rawson in Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, British Museum, 1995, p. 159, fig. 1, where they are dated Neolithic or Shang dynasty, 2000-1500 BC.

Altri da The Collection of Robert Hatfield Ellsworth Part III - Chinese Works of Art: Qing Ceramics, Glass and Jade Carvings

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