NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN TYPE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC

Details

A PALE GREENISH-YELLOW JADE SILKWORM PUPAE PENDANT
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN TYPE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
1 3⁄8 in. (3.5 cm.) high

Provenance

Dr. Ralph C. Marcove (1929-2001) Collection, New York, before 1999.

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Lot Essay

Compare the similarly rendered Hongshan conjoined silkworm pupae-form pendant carved from similar greenish-yellow jade, sold at Christie’s Hong Kong, Cosmic Essence – Archaic Jades from The Lantien Shanfang Collection, 29 November 2024, lot 1002.

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