Sale 18823
New York
|
25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 9,375
Estimate
A MOTTLED GREY AND BEIGISH-BUFF 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 mottled with buff and ivory-colored patches and has a satiny polish. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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