A JADE CARVING OF A TORTOISE
A JADE CARVING OF A TORTOISE

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3500 BC

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A JADE CARVING OF A TORTOISE
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3500 BC
The stone is carved as a tortoise with stout legs and a shield-shaped shell. The stone is of a moss-green colour mottled with dark-green and white speckles.
2 1/4 in. (5.6 cm.) wide, box
Provenance
Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1992

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