Sale 18823
New York
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25 September 2020
Price realised
USD 22,500
Estimate
A PALE BEIGE AND GREY JADE BI DISC NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC The bi has a large central aperture drilled from one side. The semi-translucent stone has an area of russet-brown staining to one section of the outer edge and similar staining to fissures across the surface. 6 ¾ in. (17.1 cm.) diam., cloth box
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
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