Sale 18823
New York
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25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 25,000
Estimate
A MOTTLED TAUPE AND IVORY-COLORED OPAQUE JADE BRACELET NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC The thick bracelet is carved from stone of mottled taupe and ivory color suffused with russet and buff-white veining. 4 3/8 in. (11.2 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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