Sale 18823
New York
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25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 25,000
Estimate
THREE STRANDS OF OPAQUE JADE BEADS NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC One strand comprises twenty-eight short cylindrical beads; the second comprises seven long tubular beads; and the third comprises eight elongated ovoid beads of graduated sizes. The largest bead, 3 in. (7.7 cm.) wide, cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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