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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
AN OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED JADE BI DISC
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
Details
AN OPAQUE IVORY-COLORED JADE BI DISC
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The disc tapers in thickness from the central hole, drilled from one side, to the outer edge and has remains of cutting marks on both sides and on an area of the outer edge. The stone is now opaque and of ivory color from alteration.
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, LIANGZHU CULTURE, 3RD MILLENNIUM BC
The disc tapers in thickness from the central hole, drilled from one side, to the outer edge and has remains of cutting marks on both sides and on an area of the outer edge. The stone is now opaque and of ivory color from alteration.
5 ¾ in. (14.5 cm.) diam.
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton