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HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC
Details
A JADE HOOF-SHAPED ORNAMENT
HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC
The jade is carved as a cylindrical ornament of hollow and slightly tapered form. The stone is of a pale grey tone with veins of russet and black mottling and areas of alteration
3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm.) high, box
HONGSHAN CULTURE, CIRCA 3500 BC
The jade is carved as a cylindrical ornament of hollow and slightly tapered form. The stone is of a pale grey tone with veins of russet and black mottling and areas of alteration
3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm.) high, box
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong prior to 1999
Literature
Pottery and Jades of China’s Neolithic Age, Taipei, 2001, p. 113, no. 95
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Priscilla Kong