Lot 802
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A RARE PALE GREEN JADE NOTCHED DISC
A RARE PALE GREEN JADE NOTCHED DISC
A RARE PALE GREEN JADE NOTCHED DISC
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A RARE PALE GREEN JADE NOTCHED DISC

NORTHWEST CHINA, LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BC

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A RARE PALE GREEN JADE NOTCHED DISC
NORTHWEST CHINA, LATE 3RD-EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
The disc is with three deeply cut notches creating three points depicting stylized animal heads. The stone is of pale green tone with some opaque buff and black markings.
6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) diam., wood stand
Provenance
Frank Caro Co., New York, 1972.
Richard Salisbury (1924-1995) Collection, and thence by descent within the family.
Exhibited
Middlebury College, Vermont, Middlebury Collects, May-June 1973.

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Lot Essay


Compare the jade notched disc with more pronounced animal heads at the three points, and with additional sets of notches along the outer edge, from the David-Weill Collection, sold at Sotheby’s Paris, 16 December 2015, lot 39, where it was dated Neolithic period-Shang dynasty, ca. 2000-1500 BC.

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