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PROPERTY FROM THE WILLIAM S. ARNETT COLLECTION, ATLANTA, GEORGIA
A DARK BROWNISH-GREEN JADE BI DISC
NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
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A DARK BROWNISH-GREEN JADE BI DISC
NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The central hole is drilled from both sides, and there is a cutting mark and a polished cutting mark on one side. The now-opaque stone is of mottled dark brownish-green color with areas of buff alteration, and the stone is more polished on one side than the other.
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) diam.
NORTHWEST CHINA, NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The central hole is drilled from both sides, and there is a cutting mark and a polished cutting mark on one side. The now-opaque stone is of mottled dark brownish-green color with areas of buff alteration, and the stone is more polished on one side than the other.
7 1/8 in. (18.2 cm.) diam.
Provenance
William S. Arnett Collection, Atlanta, Georgia, acquired prior to 1971.
Exhibited
On loan: High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, September 1973 to September 1980.
On loan: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993.
On loan: Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1993.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton