Sale 18823
New York
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25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 25,000
Estimate
A VERY RARE OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED JADE BIRD-HEADED ORNAMENT NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM BC The ornament is carved with a bird’s head with prominent crown-like crest above a simply rendered body with subtle notches at the base of the back to suggest wings opposite the chest with tubular opening that connects to the tubular opening in the base. 1 1/8 in. (3cm.) high
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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