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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A LARGE MOTTLED GREY AND IVORY-COLORED JADE OR HARDSTONE BI DISC
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC
Details
A LARGE MOTTLED GREY AND IVORY-COLORED JADE OR HARDSTONE BI DISC
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The thick disc has a central aperture drilled from both sides and the grey stone is suffused with a dense network of ivory and buff-colored alteration and has a satiny polish.
11 ½ in. (29 cm.) diam., cloth box
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The thick disc has a central aperture drilled from both sides and the grey stone is suffused with a dense network of ivory and buff-colored alteration and has a satiny polish.
11 ½ in. (29 cm.) diam., cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton