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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A SMALL PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CONG
NORTHWEST CHINA, 1ST MILLENNIUM BC
Details
A SMALL PALE GREENISH-WHITE JADE CONG
NORTHWEST CHINA, 1ST MILLENNIUM BC
Possibly from Xi'an or Gansu, the cong has flat sides and a shallow collar at each end. The semi-translucent, pale greenish-white stone now has areas of opaque buff alteration and russet veining.
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) wide
NORTHWEST CHINA, 1ST MILLENNIUM BC
Possibly from Xi'an or Gansu, the cong has flat sides and a shallow collar at each end. The semi-translucent, pale greenish-white stone now has areas of opaque buff alteration and russet veining.
1 7/8 in. (4.7 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton