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THE FLORENCE AND HERBERT IRVING COLLECTION
A MOTTLED WHITE, BEIGE AND BROWN JADE THREE-PART WRIST OR ARM ORNAMENT
NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
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A MOTTLED WHITE, BEIGE AND BROWN JADE THREE-PART WRIST OR ARM ORNAMENT
NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
All three flat, arc-shaped sections are cut from the same piece of jade and each has a small conical hole drilled at each end in order for the three sections to be attached to each other. The stone is of tangyu (sugar jade) type and is of white color altered to brown and opaque buff at the ends.
The largest, 4 in. (10 cm.) wide
NORTHWEST CHINA, 2ND MILLENNIUM BC
All three flat, arc-shaped sections are cut from the same piece of jade and each has a small conical hole drilled at each end in order for the three sections to be attached to each other. The stone is of tangyu (sugar jade) type and is of white color altered to brown and opaque buff at the ends.
The largest, 4 in. (10 cm.) wide
Provenance
The Irving Collection, New York, by 1987.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton